PSY 4372 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Canadian Psychological Association, American Psychological Association, Internal Validity
5 Jun 2018
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Lecture 11: Evidence Based Practice
Tasks forces on evidence based practice:
i. American Psychological Association (2006): Intergration of best avalible research evidence
and clinical expertise within the context of patient values and preferences.
ii. Canadian Psychological Association (2012): emphasis on (a) published, peer reviewed
research to inform treatment options, an (b) use of ongoing monitoring of treatment
effects.
Informing Practice Levels of Ideality
i. Systematic knowledge synthesis ideally combining high internal and external validity.
ii. Primary research studies that collectively have high internal validity and external validity.
iii. Primary research studies that collectively have limited internal and external validity.
iv. Expert consensus based on formal procedures
v. Unpublished data, professional experience, prior experience.
Work in a cyclic nature, bottom levels act as treatment monitoring and can be used as outcome
evaluation.
Clinical Practice Guidelines
Disciplinary
• Canadian Psychiatric Association
Interdisciplinary
• substance abuse and mental health services administration (USA)
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