SUBJECT

Title

Quantitative and Qualitative Methods in Addiction Research: Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis

Code

DPSY16-ADD-103:4

Type of instruction

practice

Level

Doctoral

Faculty

Faculty of Education and Psychology

Part of degree program

Doctoral School of Psychology

Credits

Recommended in

Semester 1-4

Typically offered in

Autumn/Spring semester

Course description

The course aims at getting acquainted with the methods of systematic literature review and meta-analysis. During the course students acquire the knowledge and skills that will enable them to do a systematic review of literature on any specific topic or research question.

Readings

Higgins, J. P. T., Green, S. (Eds.) (2011). Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions Version 5.1.0 [updated March 2011]. The Cochrane Collaboration. Available from http://www.cochrane-handbook.org/
Borenstein, M, Hedges, L. V., Higgins, J. P. T., Rothstein, H. R. (2009) Introduction to metaanalysis. Wiley & Sons, Ltd: Chichester, United Kingdom