Description
Practice-based evidence refers to research findings derived from clinical routine. As a complementary paradigm to randomized clinical trials, this evidence is collected through practice-oriented research with the goals of describing how mental health services are utilized and implemented, understanding how these services work or fail to work, and providing ways to improve practice. In contrast to traditional trials, practice-oriented research does not impose researcher-driven restrictions or prescriptions to clinical practice, which, for many practitioners, make research irrelevant to their work. By investigating psychological therapies as they are actually conducted in naturalistic settings, practice-oriented research stands as a strategy to foster a seamless integration between science and practice.In Practice-Based Evidence in the Psychological Therapies, practice-oriented researchers from different parts of the world and across a variety of clinical settings describe what led them to build their research programs, highlight studies they have conducted, and identify implications that can be derived from them. Among the key issues investigated are the effectiveness of treatment, routine outcome monitoring and clinical feedback, variables related to the client and the practitioner, therapist effects, mechanisms of change and therapeutic processes, and the context within which treatment takes place. The book concludes with a list of research, public policy, training, and clinical guidelines that should inform the delivery and investigation of mental health care. This work not only serves as a helpful source of information for practitioners, trainers, and administrators but also illustrates the value of practice-based evidence as a necessary component of the empirical foundations of psychotherapy.
Table of Contents
Introduction1. Practice-Based Evidence and Practice-Oriented Research: Setting the Stage for the Expansion of the Scientific Foundations of Psychological Therapies, Louis G. Castonguay, Dana Atzil-Slonim, Michael Barkham, and Wolfgang LutzSection I Practice-Based Evidence: Approaches and Applications2. Practice-Based Evidence as a Cornerstone for Learning Health Systems, Michael Barkham, David Saxon, Nick Firth, and Jaime Delgadillo3. Practice-Based Evidence and Data-Informed Psychological Therapy, Wolfgang Lutz, Miriam I. Hehlmann, Anne-Katharina Deisenhofer, Danilo Moggia, Jana Schaffrath, Antonia Vehlen, Steffen T. Eberhardt, and Brian Schwartz4. Practice-Research Networks: Collaborative Partnerships for the Integration of Science, Clinical Work, and Training, Louis G. CastonguaySection II Participants and Stakeholders: Therapists, Patients, and Users5. How the Therapist Matters: Practice-Based Evidence for Improving Therapist Effectiveness, Helene A. Nissen-Lie6. Improving Mental Health Care by Leveraging Therapists' Own Practice-Based Evidence, Michael J. Constantino, James F. Boswell, Alice E. Coyne, Anuj H. P. Mehta, and Ashleigh E. Smith7. Collaborating With Patients and Therapists in Practice-Research Networks: The Norse Feedback Action Research Program, Christian Moltu, Heidi Brattland, Samuel S. Nordberg, and Andrew A. McAleaveySection III Therapeutic Change: Precision and Process8. Leveraging Theoretical and Technological Innovations to Study the Mechanisms That Underlie Therapeutic Change, Dana Atzil-Slonim9. Studying Processes and Mechanisms of Change in Practice-Oriented Research Using the Alliance-Outcome Relation as a Point of Departure, Fredrik FalkenströmSection IV Extending to Specific Populations10. Researchers and Clinicians Employing Rigorous Methods to Understand and Improve Community-Based Care for Children With Significant Behavioral Challenges, Ann F. Garland and Yesenia Mejia11. The Seamless Integration of Science and Practice in College Student Mental Health: Building Relationships Among Stakeholders to Better Understand and Improve Services, Jeffrey A. Hayes and Louis G. Castonguay12. Practice-Based Evidence Approaches Extend the Benefits of Routine Outcome Monitoring, Andrew C. Page, Geoff R. Hooke, Ashleigh G. Cameron, and Ruby J. RossSection V Integration and Dissemination13. Psychotherapists Can Improve Their Outcomes and Contribute to Research Using Data They Collect When Providing Measurement-Based Care, Jacqueline B. Persons, Garret G. Zieve, Caroline J. Harris, and Letian Li14. A Clinician-Researcher's Journey Through Routine Outcome Monitoring and Practice-Based Research, Robbie Babins-Wagner15. Expanding the Borders of Practice-Based Evidence: Meeting Clinical and Population Health Needs in Emerging Economies, Paula Errázuriz16. Aligning Person-Centered and Systemic Perspectives to Strengthen Measurement-Based Care, Susan Douglas and Amanda Jensen-DossConclusion17. Developing Strategic Recommendations for Prioritizing Local and National Policies to Promote Practice-Based Evidence, Michael Barkham, James F. Boswell, Dana Atzil-Slonim, Louis G. Castonguay, and Wolfgang Lutz
