Bridging Science and Practice to Improve Patient Care

Autor/in	Kazdin, Alan E.
Titel	Bridging Science and Practice to Improve Patient Care
Quelle	In: American Psychologist, 64 (2009) 4, S.276-279 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0003-066X
DOI	10.1037/a0015600
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Qualitative Research; Research Methodology; Psychotherapy; Theory Practice Relationship; Medical Care Evaluation; Outcomes of Treatment; Intervention; Relevance (Education); Reader Response + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Qualitative Forschung; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Psychotherapie; Theorie-Praxis-Beziehung; Relevance; Relevanz; Leserbrief
Abstract	Replies to the comments by Tyron, Silverstein and Auerbach, and Raps on the author's original article. I was very pleased to read these comments about the priority of bridging research and clinical practice and to have the benefit of further perspectives on how this goal might be achieved. The article to which these comments were addressed suggested changes in both clinical research and practice that might develop or strengthen such a bridge. Suggestions for clinical research included evaluating the mechanisms of change in psychotherapy so we know what is critical to include in practice, evaluating who responds to treatment in ways that can be integrated into practice, and increasing the use of qualitative research. Suggestions for practice included using systematic measures to evaluate patient progress, codifying the experiences of practitioners so they contribute to our accumulated knowledge base, and promoting direct collaborations of researchers and practitioners. The above commentaries emphasized specific points about research on mechanisms, qualitative research methods, and the challenges of providing treatments given the nature and scope of the problems that clients present. These commentaries add to the discussion in novel ways and also illustrate the obstacles that may compete with bridging. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10