Clinicians' perspectives on cognitive therapy in community mental health settings: Implications for training and implementation

Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 274-285

  Stirman, Shannon Wiltsey ^a,b   Gutiérrez Colina, Ana ^c   Toder, Katherine ^d   Esposito, Gregory ^d   Barg, Frances ^d   Castro, Frank ^a,b   Beck, Aaron T ^d   Crits Christoph, Paul ^d  

^a VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive therapy; Dissemination and implementation; Evidence based psychosocial treatments

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED STATES; ARTICLE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84879539528     PISSN: 0894587X     EISSN: 15733289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10488-012-0418-8     Document Type: Review

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