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Sarah E Nelson1, Debi A LaPlante, Allyson J Peller
1Division on Addictions, Cambridge Health Alliance, 101 Station Landing, 2nd Floor, Medford, MA 02155, USA. snelson@hms.harvard.edu
Administration and Policy in Mental Health
|May 10, 2007
Summary
Standardized mental health assessments are crucial for tailoring treatment but face implementation barriers. This study details strategies used to overcome these challenges in a Driving Under the Influence (DUI) program.
Area of Science:
- Psychiatry
- Clinical Psychology
- Public Health
Background:
- Psychiatric comorbidity is prevalent across diverse treatment settings.
- Standardized mental health assessments are underutilized by treatment providers.
- These assessments enhance treatment tailoring and practitioner measurement validity.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify barriers to implementing standardized mental health assessments.
- To describe strategies for overcoming these barriers.
- To detail the implementation process within a Driving Under the Influence (DUI) offender program.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative analysis of encountered barriers.
- Description of implemented strategies for assessment integration.
- Case study of a state-licensed DUI offender treatment program.
Main Results:
- Identified common barriers to standardized mental health assessment adoption.
- Developed and applied specific strategies to facilitate implementation.
- Successfully integrated a standardized mental health assessment tool into the DUI program.
Conclusions:
- Overcoming implementation barriers is key to utilizing standardized mental health assessments.
- Tailored strategies can enable effective assessment integration in specialized treatment settings.
- Successful implementation improves patient care and practitioner reliability in DUI programs.
