Guest editors' introduction: Implementing evidence-based mental health practices and performance measures in Massachusetts

Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 623-628

  Beinecke, Richard H ^a   Shepard, Donald S ^b   Hurley, Clare L ^b  

^a SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evidence based practices; Massachusetts; Mental health; Performance measures

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL TASK; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED STATES;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MASSACHUSETTS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 33750928955     PISSN: 0894587X     EISSN: 15733289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10488-006-0053-3     Document Type: Article

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