Background Scientists have developed evidence‐based interventions that improve the
symptoms and functioning of youth with psychiatric disorders; however, these interventions …

Abstract This Special Section of the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology focuses
on research that extends beyond documenting the efficacy and effectiveness of specific …

Substantial investments are made in conducting and disseminating research to identify
“what works” in education to produce desired academic, social, and behavioral outcomes …

Background Within the past decade, health care service and research priorities have shifted
from evidence‐based medicine to personalized medicine. In mental health care, a similar …

The American Psychological Association Task Force on Evidence-Based Practice for
Children and Adolescents (2008) recommended a systems approach to enhancing care in …

Implementation science is an emerging field of research with considerable penetration in
physical medicine and less in the fields of mental health and social services. There remains …

The prevention of youth problem behaviors is increasingly guided by science. Sound
epidemiological research is coming to guide preventive efforts. Valid methods of monitoring …

Twenty years after Sobell's (1996) influential call to integrate advances in behavior therapy
into clinical settings, significant progress has been made in implementation science. In this …

About 50 years ago, Eysenck (1952) published his now (in) famous review of the effects of
adult psychotherapy. Boldly, he concluded that psychotherapy practices in vogue at that time …

Background Many psychosocial interventions are disseminated and supported by
organizations, termed “Intermediary/Purveyor Organizations”(IPOs). Because IPOs remain …