A Review of Studies on the System-Wide Implementation of Evidence-Based Psychotherapies for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in the Veterans Health Administration

Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 957-977

  Rosen, C S ^a,b   Matthieu, M M ^c   Wiltsey Stirman, S ^a,b   Cook, J M ^d,e   Landes, S ^a   Bernardy, N C ^f,g   Chard, K M ^h,i   Crowley, J ^a   Eftekhari, A ^a   Finley, E P ^j,k   Hamblen, J L ^f,g   Harik, J M ^f   Kehle Forbes, S M ^l,m,n   Meis, L A ^m,n   Osei Bonsu, P E ^m,n   Rodriguez, A L ^a   Ruggiero, K J ^o,p   Ruzek, J I ^a,b,q   Smith, B N ^a   Trent, L ^a,b   Watts, B V ^g,r   more..

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^e YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f NATIONAL CENTER FOR PTSD   (United States)

^g DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^h DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^j SOUTH TEXAS VETERANS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^l VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^m Minneapolis VA Healthcare System   (United States)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^o RALPH H JOHNSON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^p MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^q PALO ALTO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^r VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

more..

Author keywords

Competency based training; Diffusion of innovation; Evidence based practice; Implementation science; Posttraumatic stress disorders; Psychotherapy; Veterans

Indexed keywords

EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; MASS COMMUNICATION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOTHERAPY; UNITED STATES;

DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HUMANS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 84979965546     PISSN: 0894587X     EISSN: 15733289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10488-016-0755-0     Document Type: Article

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