The Adoption of Evidence-Based Psychological Treatments

Question 1

The Four Reasons that the Adoption of Evidence-Based Psychological Treatments is Slow

Answer 1

• Psychological Interventions cannot be patented
• A large amount of training for new treatments
• Systems-level factors
• Individual-level factors

Question 2

Describe: Psychological Interventions cannot be patented

Answer 2

• Pharmaceutical companies spend time and money to advertise and promote pharmaceutical treatments
• No comparable process for psychological interventions

Question 3

Describe: Large amount of training

Answer 3

• The training necessary to appropriately provide a new intervention is similar to a surgeon learning a new surgical technique

Question 4

Describe: Systems-level Factors

Answer 4

• The extent of organizational support for learning is low
• Many institutions are more concerned with immediate patient care

Question 5

Describe: Individual-level Factors

Answer 5

• Lack of motivation, knowledge, skill