Is the practice of psychological therapists evidence-based?

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 8-14

  Milne, Derek ^a   Keegan, Dominique ^b   Paxton, Roger ^c   Seth, Kaeti ^c  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Northumberland Mental Health NHS Trust ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c TYNE AND WEAR NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Continuing development; Psychology; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ENGLAND; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL; RESEARCH SUPPORT; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 0034564483     PISSN: 09526862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09526860010311035     Document Type: Article

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