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Evidence-based psychological treatments for mental disorders: modifiable barriers to access and possible solutions

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Harvey, Allison G., Gumport, Nicole B.·2015·Behaviour Research and Therapy

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The prevalence of mental disorders is high and appears to be growing, yet the majority of individuals who meet diagnostic criteria for a mental disorder are not able to access an adequate treatment. While evidence-based psychological treatments (EBPTs) are effective single or adjunctive treatments for mental disorders, there is also evidence that access to these treatments is diminishing. We seek to highlight modifiable barriers to these problems at the patient, therapist, treatment, organization and government-levels of analysis. A range of solutions to each set of contributors is offered and domains for future research are highlighted. In particular, we focus on the need to continue to work toward innovation in treatment development while also solving the difficulties relating to the dissemination of EBPTs. Several relatively new concepts in the field will be discussed (implementation cliff, program drift, voltage drop and deployment treatment development) and we contrast America and England as examples of government-level processes that are in the process of major change with respect to EBPTs. We conclude that there is a need for people in our field to become more knowledgeable about, and get involved in, shaping public policy.

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Authors
Harvey, A. G., & Gumport, N. B.
Affiliations
University of California, Berkeley (US)
Corresponding author
Harvey, Allison G.
Venue
Behaviour Research and Therapy
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2015-05
Volume
68
Pages
1-12
ISSN
0005-7967 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2075286177
Cited by
221
References
149
Citations by year
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FWCI
21.28
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Behaviour Research and Therapy (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (1 R01 MH105513-01)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health Policy Implementation Science
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
Keywords
evidence-based psychotherapy, mental illness, access to mental health care, barriers to treatment access, voltage drop, mental health policy, public policy, mental health services
MeSH terms
Mental Disorders, England, Humans, Mental Health Services, Evidence-Based Medicine

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