This thesis seeks to encourage an anthropology of psychology through an ethnographic
account of evidence-based psychological therapy in the United Kingdom. It examines the …

In this article, we address how standardisation in psychotherapeutic research and practice
can create a 'procrustean bed'which leads to conformity rather than an ethical response to …

Developments in empirically supported therapy or evidence-based practice in the UK are
outlined and critically examined. Perceived advantages and disadvantages are set out, with …

The ever-pressing need to advance the practice of psychological therapy has, in recent
years, led to the development of evidence-based practice: a framework which elevates …

Regardless of the model of therapy being taught, counselling and psychotherapy training
must address the theory and skills of psychotherapeutic practice and its ethical, cultural …

Scientifically, professionally, and ethically, evidence-based psychotherapy seems to be a
well-balanced movement. Nonetheless, it has not yet succeeded in promoting the best …

In this final chapter we consider the challenge of getting evidence into practice and of
producing evidence relevant to complex psychological therapies. Some of the barriers to …

In this chapter we first develop a philosophy of evidence-based health care (EBHC). We
argue that the evidence needed to improve health care takes three main forms. First, we …

Evidence-based health care has moved through successive phases, each with a different
focus: from efficacy, through quality improvement, and towards increased effectiveness. We …

In 1991, the NHS set about introducing a set of radical reforms to its structures and ways of
working (Dept. of Health, 1989). At the same time, a more discrete–but also more enduring …