Addressing the treatment gap: A key challenge for extending evidence-based psychosocial interventions

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 88, Issue , 2017, Pages 7-18

  Kazdin, Alan E ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Models of intervention delivery; Treatment gap

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MODEL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; UNITED STATES; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TRENDS;

EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 85009863232     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: 1873622X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2016.06.004     Document Type: Review

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