The prevalence of mental disorders is high and appears to be growing, yet the majority of
individuals who meet diagnostic criteria for a mental disorder are not able to access an …

Empirically supported psychological treatments have been developed for a range of
psychiatric disorders but there is evidence that patients are not receiving them in routine …

Evidence-based psychological treatments (EBTs) have made enormous gains in the range
of techniques that are available and the scope of problems to which they can be applied …

Despite the existence of effective and economical psychological interventions for many
mental disorders, the adoption of these treatments in service provision settings worldwide …

Most mental health services throughout the world currently regard evidence-based
psychological treatments as best practice for the treatment of mental disorders. The aim of …

In its report, Crossing the Quality Chasm, the Institute of Medicine (IOM)[1] states,''evidence-
based practice is the integration of best research evidence with clinical expertise and patient …

Psychological models of mental disorders guide research into psychological and
environmental factors that elicit and maintain mental disorders as well as interventions to …

Despite their established efficacy and recommendation—often as first-line treatments—in
clinical practice guidelines, evidence-based psychotherapies (EBPs) have largely failed to …

The paradigm of evidence-based practice is now shaping the format and delivery of the
psychological therapies. The achievements and the substantial yield of this movement have …

Remarkable progress has been made in developing psychosocial interventions for a broad
range of psychiatric disorders for children, adolescents, and adults. In addition many efforts …