title: Fundamental principles of evidence-based medicine applied to mental health care.
abstract: This article discusses the fundamental principles of evidence-based medicine: using the best available evidence, individualizing the evidence, attending to patient preferences, and expanding clinical expertise. These principles have important implications for the adoption of evidence-based practices in mental health care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Dartmouth Medical School, Psychiatric Research Center, 2 Whipple Place, Lebanon, NH 03766, USA. robert.e.drake@dartmouth.edu
authors.forename: Robert E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Drake
authors.forename: Stanley D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Rosenberg
authors.forename: Gregory B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Teague
authors.forename: Stephen J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Bartels
authors.forename: William C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Torrey
mesh_terms: D002755:Choice Behavior; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D005791:Patient Care / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States