title: The gap between available knowledge and its use in clinical psychiatry.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The time span between knowledge becoming available and its integration into daily clinical routine is lengthy. This phenomenon is explored in this study.
  
  
  METHODS
  We used the outcomes of our activities for investigating and strengthening the research-based activities to improve physical health in the routines of clinical psychiatric wards as examples for our analyses.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The time span between new knowledge becoming available and its implementation into general clinical treatment is very long. However, a shortening of this time span is seen through active leadership backup and clinical research experience among psychiatrists and staff in the wards. In particular, the involvement of medical students interested in clinical research activities seems to have a positive impact.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Academia needs to be re-implemented into clinical psychiatry. Staff with research experience is needed in all professions to increase evidence-based practice. Leaders must take responsibility for implementing new knowledge into the routines of the department and must support staff in these activities on a daily basis.
authors.affiliation: Aarhus University Hospital, Risskov, Denmark.|Department of Psychiatry, Odense - University Function, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Munk-Jørgensen
authors.affiliation: Aarhus University Hospital, Risskov, Denmark.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Blanner Kristiansen
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nnewi, Anambra State, Nigeria.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Uwawke
authors.affiliation: Psychiatric University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark.
authors.forename: J I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Larsen
authors.affiliation: Aarhus University Hospital, Risskov, Denmark.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Okkels
authors.affiliation: Aarhus University Hospital, Risskov, Denmark.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Christiansen
authors.affiliation: Regional Psychiatry, Randers, Denmark.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hjorth
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D019359:Knowledge; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D013997:Time Factors
keywords: academic training; evidence-based practice; implementation