Evidence-Based Mental Health Practice: A Textbook

As the philosophy, major tenets, and techniques of the movement have evolved, evidence-based medicine has strongly influenced individual health care decision-making, the practices offered in health care programs, and the structure of medical and public health systems. Evidence-based medicine has also begun to influence the field of mental health. As support for evidence-based medicine grows in mental health, the need to clarify its fundamental principles also increases. In dealing with the new era of evidence-based practice, mental health practitioners are now confronted with a sense of obligation to understand these practices and to implement them in order to provide the best available services to consumers. This book explores some of the complex challenges in implementing EBPs, and highlights the meaningful opportunities that are inherent in this paradigm shift. This comprehensive textbook will become an essential primer for all practitioners and students who are grappling with the new age of evidence-based practice.

Author: Robert E. Drake
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 04/01/2005
Pages: 528
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.73lbs
Size: 9.18h x 6.66w x 0.95d
ISBN13: 9780393704433
ISBN10: 0393704432
BISAC Categories:
- Psychology | Psychotherapy | General
- Psychology | Education & Training