title: Peer review of psychotherapeutic treatments in psychiatry: a review of the literature.
abstract: This paper reviews the literature concerning the current status of peer review of psychotherapeutic treatments in psychiatry. Accounts of the aims and mechanisms of peer review, administrative issues and the effects of peer review on patient care and professional practice are examined.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Beatson
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Lancaster
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D006801:Humans; D010380:Peer Review; D011570:Psychiatry; D011613:Psychotherapy; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D014481:United States