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Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research

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01-03-2016 | Original Article

Clinicians’ Perception of Patient Readiness for Treatment: An Emerging Theme in Implementation Science?

Authors: Lisa Zubkoff, Elizabeth Carpenter-Song, Brian Shiner, Julia M. Ronconi, Bradley V. Watts

Published in: Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research | Issue 2/2016

Abstract

Despite a training program to help veterans administration (VA) clinicians implement evidence-based psychotherapies (EBPs) for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), uptake has been limited. To understand clinicians’ implementation challenges, we performed thematic analysis of semi-structured telephone interviews guided by the Promoting Action on Research Implementation in Health Services framework. Our sample included 22 psychotherapists in VA PTSD clinics in one region. We identified a theme not captured by our implementation framework: clinicians’ perceptions about their patients’ readiness for treatment. Clinician perception of patient readiness may be important to the uptake of EBPs and should be considered in mental health implementation work.

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Title: Clinicians’ Perception of Patient Readiness for Treatment: An Emerging Theme in Implementation Science?
Authors: Lisa Zubkoff
Elizabeth Carpenter-Song
Brian Shiner
Julia M. Ronconi
Bradley V. Watts
Publication date: 01-03-2016
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research / Issue 2/2016
Print ISSN: 0894-587X
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3289
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-015-0635-z

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