title: Bridging the gap between research and drug abuse treatment.
abstract: There is a gulf between researchers and practitioners, due in part to conditions that existed before they began training, and partially due to their continued separation during training and practice. This article reviews some of the differences and offers suggestions for institutional and personal changes to bring researchers and practitioners more into accord.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Francisco,  San Francisco General Hospital, 94110, USA. james@itsa.ucsf.edu
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Sorensen
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Midkiff
mesh_terms: D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D016730:Program Development; D012108:Research Personnel / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000628:therapy*