title: Implementation research in mental health services: an emerging science with conceptual, methodological, and training challenges.
abstract: One of the most critical issues in mental health services research is the gap between what is known about effective treatment and what is provided to consumers in routine care. Concerted efforts are required to advance implementation science and produce skilled implementation researchers. This paper seeks to advance implementation science in mental health services by over viewing the emergence of implementation as an issue for research, by addressing key issues of language and conceptualization, by presenting a heuristic skeleton model for the study of implementation processes, and by identifying the implications for research and training in this emerging field.
authors.affiliation: George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University, 1 Brookings Drive, St Louis, MO 63130, USA. ekp@wustl.edu
authors.forename: Enola K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Proctor
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Landsverk
authors.forename: Gregory
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Aarons
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chambers
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Glisson
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mittman
mesh_terms: D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008962:Models, Theoretical