Open AccessIntegrating Decision Making and Mental Health Interventions Research: Research Directions
Author(s) -
Wills Celia E.,
HolmesRovner Margaret
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
clinical psychology: science and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.285
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1468-2850
pISSN - 0969-5893
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-2850.2006.00002.x
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , mental health , r cast , clinical decision making , preference , decision aids , psychology , management science , process (computing) , intervention (counseling) , business decision mapping , applied psychology , medicine , decision support system , computer science , psychiatry , family medicine , engineering , alternative medicine , artificial intelligence , pathology , economics , microeconomics , operating system
The importance of incorporating patient and provider decision‐making processes is in the forefront of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) agenda for improving mental health interventions and services. Key concepts in patient decision making are highlighted within a simplified model of patient decision making that links patient‐level/“micro” variables to services‐level/“macro” variables via the decision‐making process that is a target for interventions. The prospective agenda for incorporating decision‐making concepts in mental health research includes (a) improved measures for characterizing decision‐making processes that are matched to study populations, complexity, and types of decision making; (b) testing decision aids in effectiveness research for diverse populations and clinical settings; and (c) improving the understanding and incorporation of preference concepts in enhanced intervention designs.