Clinician's Guide to Evidence Based Practices Mental Health and the Addictions

by Norcross, John C.; Hogan, Thomas P.; Koocher, Gerald P.

• ISBN13: 9780195335323
• ISBN10: 0195335325
• Edition: Miniature
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-04-23
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

All mental health and addiction practitioners want to provide their patients with the most effective treatments. But with this comes the challenge of wading through the overwhelming amount of scientific research and integrating it with clinical expertise and patient values. Here, a trio of distinguished scientist-practitioners provide a concise, user-friendly guide to assist practitioners in implementing evidence-based practices (EBP). Learn the core skills for conducting evidence-based practice through AAA TIE : · A sk a specific, clinical question · A ccess the best available research · A ppraise critically that research evidence · T ranslate that research into practice with a particular patient · I ntegrate the clinician's expertise and patient's characteristics, culture, and preferences with the research · E valuate the effectiveness of the entire process No book covers EBPs in mental health as concisely and accessibly as the Clinician's Guide . An accompanying CD features expanded content, interactive examples, and hyperlinked references. The Clinician's Guide does not merely explain EBPs; it gives skills to apply them to better serve patients and improve outcomes. Containing numerous practical examples and following three case vignettes throughout, the Clinician's Guide teaches you how to actualize EBPs in your own practice.

Table of Contents

About the Authors

Introduction

Instructions for Installing the CD

Defining Evidence-Based Practice

Asking the Right Questions

Lauren A. Maggio: Locating the Best Available Research

Reading and Interpreting the Research: Research Designs

Reading and Interpreting the Research: Numbers and Measures

Appraising Research Reports

Translating Research Into Practice

Integrating the Patient and the Clinician with the Research

Incorporating Evaluation and Ethics

Disseminating, Teaching, and Implementing EBPs

Glossary

References

Index

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