If you would like to be a commentator for Evidence-Based Mental Health, please read on and print out the form at the end and fax it to McMaster University. We are hoping to recruit a team of commentators for Evidence-Based Mental Health. Commentators are experts in various aspects of clinical practice and clinical research who write commentaries for the abstracts that we prepare for publication. The function of a commentary is to provide a brief, highly expert summary of the context of each article, any key methodological issues, and the clinical applications that the study's findings warrant. The most successful commentaries have been done by individuals with both clinical and research expertise in the clinical problem addressed by the abstracted study, a basic understanding of the methods of the study, and skill in written communication.
Informative commentaries can have considerable influence around the world.
This last requirements may be negotiable, depending on our next press deadline. Of these three categories the emphasis of the commentary should be on the last point. Commentators must also respond to any comments from the authors of the original study after they have seen the abstract and the commentary. The commentators for Evidence-Based Mental Health provide a valuable service for our readers. If you would like to become a commentator and you meet the critieria above please complete the appended form and send it to us.