title: Psychotherapy research, the recovery movement and practice-based evidence in psychiatric rehabilitation.
abstract: This article reviews the literature on psychotherapy outcome research and discusses the relationship between those findings and the tenets of the consumer-driven recovery model. The research provides compelling evidence for practitioners to abandon the current emphasis on diagnosis and theory, model, and technique in favor of a partnership with clients that leverages the common factors and places emphasis on the alliance. Empirical support of the shortcomings of evidence-based practices is provided. Use of outcome and alliance feedback to inform the work and shift to practice-based evidence is offered as a practice that is informed by the research and honors the recovery model's call for consumer-driven mental health services.
authors.affiliation: julie@2stories.com
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tilsen
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nylund
mesh_terms: D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000523:psychology*; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D012106:Research