Facilitating Practice Changes in Mental Health Clinics: A Guide for Implementation Development in Health Care Systems

Psychological Services

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 36-47

  Kauth, Michael R ^a,b   Sullivan, Greer ^c,d   Cully, Jeffrey ^a,b,e,f   Blevins, Dean ^c,d  

^a MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC) North Little Rock   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^e Development Center of Excellence   (United States)

^f Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies   (United States)

Author keywords

Change; Dissemination; Evidence based practices; Facilitation; Implementation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952600211     PISSN: 15411559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0022250     Document Type: Article

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