Evidence-Based Practices In Mental Health

by Norcross, John C.; Beutler, Larry E.; Levant, Ronald F.

• ISBN13: 9781591473107
• ISBN10: 1591473101
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-08-01
• Publisher: Amer Psychological Assn

Summary

Univ. of Scranton, PA. Collection of literature addresses central questions in the arena of evidence-based medicine and mental health. Topics covered include evidence-based practice and societal diversity, variables of variation, and what qualifies as research and evidence-based medicine. For researchers and clinicians. Softcover, hardcover available.

Table of Contents

About the Editors	xi
Contributors	xiii
Prologue	3	(10)
John C. Norcross
Larry E. Beutler
Ronald F. Levant
What Qualifies as Evidence of Effective Practice?	13	(44)
Clinical Expertise	13	(10)
Geoffrey M. Reed
Scientific Research	23	(8)
John F. Kihlstrom
Patient Values and Preferences	31	(9)
Stanley B. Messer
Dialogue: Convergence and Contention	40	(17)
What Qualifies as Research on Which to Judge Effective Practice?	57	(74)
Case Studies	57	(7)
William B. Stiles
Single-Participant (S-P) Design Research	64	(10)
Ruth M. Hurst
Rosemery Nelson-Gray
Qualitative Research	74	(7)
Clara E. Hill
Change Process Research	81	(8)
Leslie S. Greenberg
Jeanne C. Watson
Effectiveness Research	89	(7)
Tom D. Borkovec
Louis G. Castonguay
Randomized Clinical Trials	96	(9)
Steven D. Hollon
Dialogue: Convergence and Contention	105	(26)
Does Manualization Improve Therapy Outcomes?	131	(30)
Psychotherapy Manuals Can Improve Outcomes	131	(9)
Michael E. Addis
Esteban V. Cardemil
Treatment Manuals Do Not Improve Outcomes	140	(9)
Barry L. Duncan
Scott D. Miller
Dialogue: Convergence and Contention	149	(12)
Are Research Patients and Clinical Trials Representative of Clinical Practice?	161	(30)
Patients and Treatments in Clinical Trials Are Not Adequately Representative of Clinical Practice	161	(10)
Drew I. Westen
Research Patients and Clinical Trials Are Frequently Representative of Clinical Practice	171	(9)
Shannon Wiltsey Stirman
Robert J. DeRubeis
Dialogue: Convergence and Contention	180	(11)
What Should Be Validated?	191	(66)
The Treatment Method	191	(9)
Dianne L. Chambless
Paul Crits-Christoph
The Psychotherapist	200	(8)
Bruce E. Wampold
The Therapy Relationship	208	(10)
John C. Norcross
Michael J. Lambert
The Active Client	218	(8)
Arthur C. Bohart
Principles of Change	226	(8)
Larry E. Beutler
Brynne E. Johannsen
Dialogue: Convergence and Contention	234	(23)
What Else Materially Influences What Is Represented and Published as Evidence?	257	(42)
Theoretical Allegiance	257	(10)
Lester B. Luborsky
Marna S. Barrett
Impact of Funding Source on Published Research	267	(8)
David O. Antonuccio
Deacon Shoenberger
A Poor Fit Between Empirically Supported Treatments and Psychotherapy Integration	275	(7)
George Stricker
Dialogue: Convergence and Contention	282	(17)
Do Therapies Designated as Empirically Supported Treatments for Specific Disorders Produce Outcomes Superior to Non-Empirically Supported Treatment Therapies?	299	(30)
Not a Scintilla of Evidence to Support Empirically Supported Treatments as More Effective Than Other Treatments	299	(9)
Bruce E. Wampold
Empirically Supported Treatments Typically Produce Outcomes Superior to Non-Empirically Supported Treatment Therapies	308	(9)
Thomas H. Ollendick
Neville J. King
Dialogue: Convergence and Contention	317	(12)
How Well Do Both Evidence-Based Practices and Treatment as Usual Satisfactorily Address the Various Dimensions of Diversity?	329	(46)
Ethnic Minority Populations Have Been Neglected by Evidence-Based Practices	329	(9)
Stanley Sue
Nolan Zane
Gender Is Neglected by Both Evidence-Based Practices and Treatment as Usual	338	(8)
Ronald F. Levant
Louise B. Silverstein
The Neglect of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered Clients	346	(7)
Laura S. Brown
Evidence-Based Practices Have Ignored People With Disabilities	353	(6)
Rhoda Olkin
Greg Taliaferro
Dialogue: Convergence and Contention	359	(16)
Are Efficacious Laboratory-Validated Treatments Readily Transportable to Clinical Practice?	375	(28)
Efficacious Laboratory-Validated Treatments Are Generally Transportable to Clinical Practice	375	(8)
Martin E. Franklin
Robert J. DeRubeis
Transporting Laboratory-Validated Treatments to the Community Will Not Necessarily Produce Better Outcomes	383	(10)
Drew I. Westen
Dialogue: Convergence and Contention	393	(10)
Epilogue	403	(4)
John C. Norcross
Larry E. Beutler
Ronald F. Levant
Author Index	407	(20)
Subject Index	427