The gap between science and practice: How therapists make their clinical decisions

Behavior Therapy

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 199-211

  Gyani, Alex ^a   Shafran, Roz ^a   Myles, Pamela ^a   Rose, Suzanna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b BERKSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavioral therapy; Dissemination; Evidence based treatments; Research; Sources

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICINE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NORTH AMERICA; ONLINE SYSTEM; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKPLACE;

COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; DISSEMINATION; EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENTS; RESEARCH; SOURCES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTHERAPY; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 84895142963     PISSN: 00057894     EISSN: 18781888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2013.10.004     Document Type: Article

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