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Strengthening Clinical Research in Marriage and Family Therapy: Challenges and Multilevel Solutions
Author(s) -
Wittenborn Andrea K.,
Blow Adrian J.,
Holtrop Kendal,
ParraCardona José R.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of marital and family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.868
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1752-0606
pISSN - 0194-472X
DOI - 10.1111/jmft.12338
Subject(s) - dialog box , psychological intervention , family therapy , mental health , stakeholder , intervention (counseling) , psychology , quality (philosophy) , psychotherapist , clinical trial , medical education , medicine , public relations , psychiatry , political science , philosophy , epistemology , pathology , world wide web , computer science
There is a critical need for high‐quality and accessible treatments to improve mental health. Yet, there are indications that the research being conducted by contemporary marriage and family therapy ( MFT ) scholars focuses less on advancing and disseminating clinical interventions than in previous decades. In this article, we describe challenges to increasing rigorous clinical research in MFT . We use systems mapping and the intervention‐level framework to identify strategic goals designed to drive innovation in clinical research in the field. It is our hope this article encourages dialog and action among MFT stakeholder groups to support clinical science that will improve the health and functioning of families.