Clinician's Guide to Evidence-Based Practices

John C. Norcross, PhD, ABPP, is Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of Scranton, Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry at SUNY Upstate Medical University, and an internationally recognized authority on behavior change and psychotherapy.Thomas P. Hogan, PhD, is Professor of Psychology and Distinguished University Fellow at the University of Scranton, where he served as Dean of the Graduate School and Director of Research. He is author of several books and nationally standardized tests, as well as numerous articles on measurement practices.Gerald P. Koocher, PhD, ABPP, is Professor of Psychology and Dean of the College of Science and Health at DePaul University and editor of the journal Ethics & Behavior. He served as the 2006 president of the APA and, before that, as president of four APA divisions.Lauren A. Maggio, PhD, MS (LIS), is Associate Professor of Medicine at the Uniformed Health Services University. Previously, Dr. Maggio served as the director of research and instruction at Stanford University School of Medicine where she co-directed the evidence-based medicine curriculum for medical students and provided EBP training for faculty and residents.

The ability to critically review the research is essential for optimizing patient care. This book provides a good introduction to this process and maintains a level of sophistication that is both helpful and reasonable for students, paraprofessionals, and other non-research-based disciplines. 5 stars!"

• Introduction Chapter 1. Defining Evidence-Based Practice Chapter 2. Asking the Right Questions Chapter 3. Locating the Best Available Research: Background and Filtered Sources Chapter 4. Locating the Best Available Research: Unfiltered Sources Chapter 5. Reading and Interpreting the Research: Research Designs Chapter 6. Reading and Interpreting the Research: Numbers and Measures Chapter 7. Appraising Research Reports Chapter 8. Translating Research into Practice Chapter 9. Integrating the Patient and the Clinician with the Research Chapter 10. Incorporating Evaluation and Ethics Chapter 11. Disseminating, Teaching, and Implementing Evidence-Based Practices Contents of the Online ResourcesGlossary References Index