Building Evidence‐Based Interventions for the Youth, Providers, and Contexts of Real‐World Mental‐Health Care. (11th April 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Santucci, Lauren C.; Thomassin, Kristel; Petrovic, Lea; Weisz, John R.
• Is Part Of: Child development perspectives. Volume 9:Number 2(2015:Jun.)
• Page Start: 67
• Page End: 73
• Publication Date: 2015-04-11
• Subjects: Child development -- Periodicals; 302.231
• DOI: 10.1111/cdep.12118
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1750-8592

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" id="cdep12118-abs-0001"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>Efforts to identify empirically supported treatments (ESTs) for youth's mental health problems are valuable, but the descriptor <italic>empirically supported</italic> does not guarantee that a treatment will work well in everyday clinical use. The voltage drop often seen when ESTs move from efficacy studies to clinical practice contexts may reflect limited exposure to real‐world conditions during development and testing. One result may be interventions that are focused more narrowly and are more linear than the clinical practice they are designed to enhance. In this article, we suggest three strategies for building and refining ESTs that are robust for real‐world application: (a) designing interventions to fit the contexts of youth treatment, (b) structuring interventions that can be tailored to fit individual youth characteristics, and (c) building programs for nontraditional intervention contexts. In addition, we describe how to develop interventions that are ready for practical implementation: the deployment‐focused model.</p> </abstract>