title: APIRE Practice Research Network: accomplishments, challenges, and lessons learned.
abstract: The Practice Research Network (PRN) was established in 1993 to bridge the gap between the science base and the clinical practice of psychiatry by expanding the generalizability of findings and involving clinicians in the development and conduct of research. It began as a nationwide network of psychiatrists and has evolved to conduct large-scale, clinical and policy research studies using randomly selected samples of psychiatrists from the AMA Physician Masterfile. This paper provides an overview of major PRN initiatives and the impact of these studies. It describes the benefits to clinicians of participating in PRN research, as well as strategies developed to address key challenges.
authors.affiliation: a American Psychiatric Institute for Research and Education , Arlington , VA , USA.
authors.forename: Joyce C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: West
authors.forename: Eve K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Mościcki
authors.forename: Farifteh F
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Duffy
authors.forename: Joshua E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Wilk
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Countis
authors.forename: William E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Narrow
authors.forename: Darrel A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Regier
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States
keywords: network; observational; psychiatric; psychotherapy; research