Penny Leroux, Susan McPherson, Phil Richardson

• Foreword -- Evolution of a Quality Agenda in Mental Health -- The early years -- Political milestones -- Case study of a mental health trust -- Quality in psychological treatment services: reflections and developments -- In defence of NHS psychotherapy -- On the effectiveness of family, marital and systemic therapies 1 -- Evidence-based practice and the psychodynamic psychotherapies -- Clinical Audit -- Audit cycle -- Audit and research-untangling the ball of string -- Audit by any other name -- Outcome Monitoring -- Categories of information -- Choosing outcome measures: considerations -- Evidence Based Practice -- Resources for EBP -- Clinical guidelines -- Involving health service users -- Appendix