International Multi-database Pharmacoepidemiology: Potentials and Pitfalls

Guidelines for good database selection and use in pharmacoepidemiology research.

The use of healthcare databases in research provides advantages such as increased speed, lower costs and limitation of some biases. However, database research has its own challenges as studies must be performed within the limitations of resources, which often are the product of complex healthcare systems. The primary purpose of this document is to assist in the selection and use of data resourc...

Distributed Simulation and Industry: Potentials and Pitfalls

This panel paper presents the views of five researchers and practitioners of distributed simulation. Collectively we attempt to address what the implications of distributed simulation are for industry. It is hoped that the views contained herein, and the presentations made by the panelists at the 2002 Winter Simulation Conference will raise awareness and stimulate further discussion on the appl...

Honduran Imhoff Tanks: Potentials and Pitfalls

Gorbachev's Economic Agenda: Promises, Potentials, and Pitfalls

Assessing anhedonia in depression: Potentials and pitfalls.

The resurgence of interest in anhedonia within major depression has been fuelled by clinical trials demonstrating its utility in predicting antidepressant response as well as recent conceptualizations focused on the role and manifestation of anhedonia in depression. Historically, anhedonia has been understood as a "loss of pleasure", yet neuropsychological and neurobiological studies reveal a m...