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What's new about evidence-based assessment?

David H Barlow1

  • 1Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215-2013, USA. dhbarlow@bu.edu

Psychological Assessment
|November 3, 2005
PubMed
Summary

Evidence-based practice (EBP) in behavioral health now emphasizes assessment alongside interventions. Sophisticated assessment is integral to understanding psychopathology and meeting healthcare policy demands for outcomes data.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Healthcare Delivery
  • Psychopathology

Background:

  • Growing global consensus on evidence-based healthcare delivery.
  • Evidence-based practice (EBP) in behavioral health has historically focused on interventions.
  • Psychologists traditionally emphasize psychometric approaches for assessment development.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To summarize developments in evidence-based assessment in behavioral healthcare.
  • To highlight the integration of assessment with psychopathology concepts.
  • To address the increasing demand for outcomes assessment systems.

Main Methods:

  • Review of current trends in evidence-based assessment.
  • Analysis of the relationship between assessment and psychopathology.
  • Discussion of policy-driven requirements for outcomes assessment.

Main Results:

  • Evidence-based assessment is now a key component of EBP.
  • Assessment is increasingly integrated with evolving theories of psychopathology.
  • Governments and policymakers mandate broad, ongoing outcomes assessment.

Conclusions:

  • Evidence-based assessment is crucial for modern behavioral healthcare.
  • Future EBP will require sophisticated, integrated assessment strategies.
  • Outcomes assessment systems are essential for accountability and policy.

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