Dissemination and Implementation of Evidence-Based Psychological Interventions

R. Kathryn McHugh, Ph.D., is an Instructor in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and an Assistant in Psychology at McLean Hospital. She received her Ph.D. from Boston University in 2011. Her research focuses on the nature and treatment of anxiety and substance use disorders and the dissemination and implementation of evidence-based psychological interventions.

David H. Barlow, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry, and Founder and Director Emeritus of the Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders at Boston University. He is the editor for the TreatmentsThatWork series of therapist manuals and patient workbooks, as well as the editor of The Oxford Handbook of Clinical Psychology.

Lisa Amaya-Jackson, MD, MPH, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina

David H. Barlow, PhD, ABPP, Department of Psychology, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts

Rachel Calam, PhD, School of Psychological Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

Bruce F. Chorpita, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California

Walter P. Christian, PhD, ABBP, ABPP, May Institute, Randolph, Massachusetts

David M. Clark, FBA, FMedSci, FKC, Department fo Psychology, Institue of Psychiatry, Kings College London

Lori Ebert, PhD, National Center for Child Traumatic Stress, Duke University Medical Center,Durham, North Carolina

John Fairbank, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina

Vijay Ganju, PhD, Consultant, Austin, Texas

Charmaine K. Higa-McMillan, PhD, Department Psychology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii

Bradley E. Karlin, PhD, Office of Mental Health Services, Veterans' Administration Central Office, Washington, District of Columbia

Sara J. Landes, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington

G. Michael Lane, MPH, MA, National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors Research Institute, Inc., Alexandria, Virginia

Marsha M. Linehan, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington

Jan Markiewicz, MEd, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North
Carolina

R. Kathryn McHugh, MA, Department of Psychology, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts

Brad J. Nakamura, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii

Jean C. Rivard, PhD, Division of Behavioral and Social Science and Education, National Research Council, The National Academies, Washington, District of Columbia

Josef I. Ruzek, PhD, National Center for PTSD, Veterans' Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California

Kristin Roberts, BBA, National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors Research Institute, Alexandria, Virginia

Dennis Russo, PhD, ABBP, ABPP, May Institute, Randolph, Massachusetts

Matthew R. Sanders , PhD, School of Psychology, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Sonja K. Schoenwald, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina

Susan M. Wilczynski, PhD, BCBA, National Autism Center, Randolph, Massachusetts

Antonette Zeiss, PhD, Office of Mental Health Services, Veterans' Administration Central Office, Washington, District of Columbia

"Dissemination and Implementation of Evidence-Based Psychological Interventions is an excellent state-of-the-art-and-science volume describing contemporary efforts to move beyond evaluating the effectiveness of selected psychotherapies to a broader effort to place these methods in the hands of frontline practitioners and agencies and to encourage them to provide these therapies to clients." -- PsycCRITIQUES

"This is a terrific volume that tackles a major challenge in mental health care: getting treatments that work to the people who need them. McHugh and Barlow have assembled a dream team of experts in treatment development and research on dissemination and implementation. These wise contributors vividly convey the excitement of efforts to put clinical science into clinical practice. This is a must-read for mental health policymakers, clinicians, and clinical researchers, and a valuable resource for advanced courses. Bravo to McHugh and Barlow for this timely and valuable contribution!" -John R. Weisz, Ph.D., ABPP, President and CEO, Judge Baker Children's Center and Professor of Psychology, Harvard University

"Why don't health professionals use evidence-based therapies? This book takes a radical look at the costs and consequences and provides answers. Great work. I plan to change my own dissemination and implementation strategies today." -Gavin Andrews, AO, M.D., Director of School of Psychiatry, Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety and Depression at St. Vincent's Hospital, University of New South Wales, Australia

"This book provides 'one-stop shopping' for the clinician, clinical researcher, administrator, and policy maven wanting to understand dissemination and implementation as it applies to the evidence-based psychological treatments in high demand. It reviews the background, science, and practical progress, illustrating the ways that implementation plays out in a variety of contexts and how current successes and failures might inform future efforts. In its comprehensiveness, conciseness, and accessibility, there is nothing remotely like it." -Peter P. Roy-Byrne, M.D., Vice-Chair and Chief of Psychiatry, University of Washington at Harborview Medical Center

"The contributors incisively describe the problems and the approaches needed to facilitate implementation and maintenance of best practices at the local, state, national, and international levels. This book goes a long way in moving the young field of dissemination and implementation research forward." -Len Bickman, Betts Chair Professor of Psychology, Psychiatry and Public Policy, and Director of the Center for Evaluation and Program Improvement, Peabody College, Vanderbilt University