Practice-based evidence in the psychological therapies toward policy implications for research, training, and clinical guidelines edited by Louis G. Castonguay, Dana Atzil-Slonim, Michael Barkham, Wolfgang Lutz

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Castonguay, Louis Georges

Contributor:

Castonguay, Louis Georges, editor.

Atzil-Slonim, Dana, editor.

Barkham, Michael, editor.

Lutz, Wolfgang, 1966- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychiatry--Research.

Psychiatry.

Psychotherapy--Research.

Psychotherapy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY Oxford University Press [2026]

Summary:

Practice-based evidence refers to research findings derived from clinical routine. As a complementary paradigm to randomized clinical trials, this evidence is collected through practice-oriented research with the goals of describing how mental health services are utilized and implemented, understanding how these services work or fail to work, and providing ways to improve practice. In contrast to traditional trials, practice-oriented research does not impose researcher-driven restrictions or prescriptions to clinical practice, which, for many practitioners, make research irrelevant to their work. In this book, practice-oriented researchers from different parts of the world and across a variety of clinical settings describe what led them to build their research programs, highlight studies they have conducted, and identify implications that can be derived from them

Contents:

Cover

Title page

Copyright page

Dedication page

Contents

Preface

About the Editors

Contributors

Introduction

1 Practice-Based Evidence and Practice-Oriented Research: Setting the Stage for the Expansion of the Scientific Foundations of Psychological Therapies

Section I Practice-Based Evidence: Approaches and Applications

2 Practice-Based Evidence as a Cornerstone for Learning Health Systems

3 Practice-Based Evidence and Data-Informed Psychological Therapy

4 Practice-Research Networks: Collaborative Partnerships for the Integration of Science, Clinical Work, and Training

Section II Participants and Stakeholders: Therapists and Patients

5 How the Therapist Matters: Practice-Based Evidence for Improving Therapist Effectiveness

6 Improving Mental Health Care by Leveraging Therapists' Own Practice-Based Evidence

7 Collaborating With Patients and Therapists in Practice-Research Networks: The Norse Feedback Action Research Program

Section III Therapeutic Change: Precision and Process

8 Leveraging Theoretical and Technological Innovations to Study the Mechanisms That Underlie Therapeutic Change

9 Studying Processes and Mechanisms of Change in Practice-Oriented Research Using the Alliance-Outcome Relation as a Point of Departure

Section IV Extending to Specific Populations

10 Researchers and Clinicians Employing Rigorous Methods to Understand and Improve Community-Based Care for Children With Significant Behavioral Challenges

11 The Seamless Integration of Science and Practice in College Student Mental Health: Building Relationships Among Stakeholders to Better Understand and Improve Services

12 Practice-Based Evidence Approaches Extend the Benefits of Routine Outcome Monitoring

Section V Integration and Dissemination

13 Psychotherapists Can Improve Their Outcomes and Contribute to Research Using Data They Collect When Providing Measurement-Based Care

14 A Clinician-Researcher's Journey Through Routine Outcome Monitoring and Practice-Based Research

15 Expanding the Borders of Practice-Based Evidence: Meeting Clinical and Population Health Needs in Emerging Economies

16 Aligning Person-Centered and Systemic Perspectives to Strengthen Measurement-Based Care

Conclusion

17 Developing Strategic Recommendations for Prioritizing Local and National Policies to Promote Practice-Based Evidence

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on March 18, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version :

ISBN:

9780197748336

0197748333

OCLC:

1579835128

Publisher Number:

CIPO000368619

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license