1. Implementation Science and Practice-Oriented Research: Convergence and Complementarity.
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Youn SJ, Boswell JF, Douglas S, Harris BA, Aajmain S, Arnold KT, Creed TA, Gutner CA, Orengo-Aguayo R, Oswald JM, and Stirman SW
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- Humans, Health Services Research organization & administration, Mental Health Services organization & administration, Implementation Science, Psychotherapy organization & administration, Evidence-Based Practice organization & administration
- Abstract
Implementation science is the scientific study of methods to promote the uptake of research findings and other evidence-based practices in routine care, with the goal of improving the quality and effectiveness of health services (Bauer et al., 2015). In addition to this common goal, practice-oriented psychotherapy research (and researchers) and implementation science (and scientists) share a common focus on the people and the places where treatment happens. Thus, there exists strong potential for combining these two approaches. In this article, we provide a primer on implementation science for psychotherapy researchers and highlight important areas and examples of convergence and complementarity between implementation science and practice-oriented psychotherapy research. Specifically, we (a) define and describe the core features of implementation science; (b) discuss similarities and areas of complementarity between implementation science and practice-oriented psychotherapy research; (c) discuss a case example that exemplifies the integration of implementation science and practice-oriented research; and (d) propose directions for future research and collaborations that leverage both implementation science and practice-oriented research., (© 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.)
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- 2024
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