1. How Do Peers Shape Mental Health Clinicians’ Attitudes Toward New Treatments?
- Author
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Elena I. Navarro, Alicia C. Bunger, and Cara C. Lewis
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Health Policy ,media_common.quotation_subject ,05 social sciences ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Workplace relationships ,Mental health ,0506 political science ,Developmental psychology ,03 medical and health sciences ,Psychiatry and Mental health ,Friendship ,0302 clinical medicine ,050602 political science & public administration ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Pshychiatric Mental Health ,Psychology ,media_common - Abstract
Through everyday interactions, mental health clinicians are exposed to their colleagues’ views toward new treatments, which can influence clinicians’ own attitudes and implementation especially in high-stress environments. This study examines how exposure to peers’ attitudes in the workplace through three common workplace interactions (advice sharing, discussion, and friendship) shapes clinicians’ (n = 163) own attitudes toward measurement-based care (MBC). Clinicians tended to have more positive attitudes toward MBC with greater exposure to peers with positive attitudes through advice-sharing and informal workplace discussions, but not through friendships. Results highlight the importance of strong workplace relationships for implementation.
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- 2020