Efforts to identify, develop, refine, and test strategies to disseminate and implement evidence-
based treatments have been prioritized in order to improve the quality of health and mental …

Originally published in February 2004. This guideline is more than 5 years old and has not
yet been updated to ensure that it reflects current knowledge and practice. In accordance …

One of the most critical issues in mental health services research is the gap between what is
known about effective treatment and what is provided to consumers in routine care …

The chapter addresses the stigma associated with mental illnesses. It begins by
summarizing the development of thinking about labeling and stigma over the past half …

Objective: Leadership in organizations is important in shaping workers' perceptions,
responses to organizational change, and acceptance of innovations, such as evidence …

With chapters written by leading scholars and researchers, the third edition of A Handbook
for the Study of Mental Health provides an updated, comprehensive review of the sociology …

Illness management is a broad set of strategies designed to help individuals with serious
mental illness collaborate with professionals, reduce their susceptibility to the illness, and …

Systematic evaluations of efforts to transfer research-based interventions and procedures
into general practice at community drug treatment programs have been limited. However …

In the past, practice in mental health was guided by the belief that individuals with serious
mental illnesses do not recover. The course of their illness was either seen pessimistically …

To provide effective treatment for individuals with mental health needs, there is a movement
to deploy evidence-based practices (EBPs) developed in research settings into community …