The Promise and Challenges of Practice-Oriented Research: A Commentary on the Special Issue.

Patient-Oriented Research Practice-Oriented Research Practice-Research Networks

Journal

Administration and policy in mental health
ISSN: 1573-3289
Titre abrégé: Adm Policy Ment Health
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8914574

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
10 Apr 2024
Historique:
accepted: 08 03 2024
medline: 10 4 2024
pubmed: 10 4 2024
entrez: 10 4 2024
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

At the centre of POR is the concept of collaboration between patients, therapists, agencies, and third-party payers. For this commentary, I review the articles of the special issue with attention to both the opportunities and challenges offered by practice-oriented research (POR). I also reviewed some previous research on practice-research networks and how that research might inform POR. The use of routine outcome monitoring (ROM), artificial intelligence (AI), and program evaluation (PE) models show promise for advancing POR. However, each comes with its challenges. The use of ROM to improve patient outcomes has research support. However, researchers have identified problems with implementing ROM because of low uptake by clinicians and because clinicians may see ROM as a potential intrusion. AI shows promise to improve patient outcomes by potentially providing therapists with immediate and nuanced data to inform interventions and interpersonal stances specific to each patient. However, the scaling up of AI runs the risk of dehumanizing psychological interventions. PE may provide a context for allowing therapists to engage in POR to address real-world processes and outcomes of mental health interventions. However, like ROM PE faces the challenge of trust among clinicians and patients who may be reluctant to participate. Despite these challenges, and because of efforts to nurture and maintain respectful collaborations, articles in this special issue highlight how POR can play a pivotal role in bridging the gap between theory and practice.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38598077
doi: 10.1007/s10488-024-01370-6
pii: 10.1007/s10488-024-01370-6
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Informations de copyright

© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.

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Auteurs

Giorgio A Tasca (GA)

School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, 136 Jean-Jacques Lussier, Ottawa, ON, K1N6N5, Canada. gtasca@uottawa.ca.

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