Crabb Shona, Chur-Hansen Anna
Discipline of Psychiatry at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
Australas Psychiatry. 2009;17(5):398-401. doi: 10.1080/10398560902980673.
The aim of this paper is to outline and review some of the qualitative approaches - specifically interviewing and case studies--that can contribute to psychiatric research, and to highlight the existing skills that psychiatrists can bring to such approaches.
Qualitative research methods are currently under-utilized in psychiatric research. Psychiatrists are well placed to utilize qualitative methodologies by applying the skills that they acquire through training and clinical practice. Psychiatrists wishing to conduct research might wish to consider and adopt qualitative methods where appropriate.
本文旨在概述和回顾一些有助于精神病学研究的定性方法——特别是访谈和案例研究，并强调精神科医生可应用于这些方法的现有技能。
定性研究方法目前在精神病学研究中未得到充分利用。精神科医生通过运用他们在培训和临床实践中获得的技能，很适合运用定性方法。希望开展研究的精神科医生不妨在适当情况下考虑并采用定性方法。
