A nurse is part of a multidisciplinary team working with groups of depressed patients.Half the patients receive supportive interventions and antidepressant medication.The other half receives only medication.The team measures outcomes for each group.Which type of study is evident?

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Clinical epidemiology is a broad field that addresses studies of the natural history (or what happens if there is no treatment and the problem is left to run its course)of an illness,studies of diagnostic screening tests,and observational and experimental studies of interventions used to treat people with the illness or symptoms.Prevalence refers to numbers of new cases.Co-morbidity refers to having more than one mental disorder at a time.Incidence refers to the number of new cases of mental disorders in a healthy population within a given period.See related audience response question.

A Nurse Is Part of a Multidisciplinary Team Working with Groups