Monitoring Treatment Progress and Providing Feedback is Viewed Favorably but Rarely Used in Practice

Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 48-61

  Jensen Doss, Amanda ^a   Haimes, Emily M Becker ^a   Smith, Ashley M ^a   Lyon, Aaron R ^b   Lewis, Cara C ^b,c   Stanick, Cameo F ^d   Hawley, Kristin M ^e  

^a University of Miami   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitude measures; Evidence based practice; Psychological assessment; Therapists

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL DECISION-MAKING; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84986325906     PISSN: 0894587X     EISSN: 15733289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10488-016-0763-0     Document Type: Article

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