title: Clinical Decision Making in Mental Health Practice
author: Edited by Jeffrey J. Magnavita
description: A therapist's most profound responsibility is to choose the right treatment for his or her client. Yet despite extensive training, mental health professionals remain susceptible to biases that influence their decisions and can have a dramatic effect on outcome. This book applies the theory and research of decision analytics to mental health, with a particular focus on how to improve clinical decision making. Chapters explore the intersection of decision making and clinical expertise, as well as ways to improve clinical decisions using evidence-based findings, client feedback, ethics, and more.
zlib_text: BEYOND
  PSYCHIATRIC
  EXPERTISE
  BEN	BURSTEN,	M.D.
  Professor	Department	of	Psychiatry
  College	of	Medicine
  The	University	of	Tennessee
  Center	for	the	Health	Sciences
  Memphis,	Tennessee
  
  Copyright	©	1984	by	Ben	Bursten	M.D.
  e-Book	
  2018	
  International	
  Psychotherapy
  Institute
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  Table	of	Contents
  Foreword
  Introduction
  Acknowledgments
  1.			THE	SCOPE	OF	DURHAM
  2.			MENTAL	ILLNESS
  3.			PRODUCT
  4.			THE	DECISION	PROCESS
  5.			MAL