title: Common Factors in Community Mental Health Intervention: A Scoping Review.
abstract: While there is considerable research and commentary devoted to common factors in psychotherapy, their implications for community mental health interventions are much less clear. In response, a scoping review was conducted to answer the question, 'What is the evidence base for common factors in community mental health intervention?' A comprehensive search of MEDLINE, PsycINFO, and Google Scholar was completed. A total of 60 publications were identified in this review with a focus primarily upon therapeutic alliance. Though methodologically diverse, this review supports the likely importance of alliance in the outcomes of community mental health interventions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, 1001 Queen St. W., Unit 2-1, #161, Toronto, ON, M6J 1H1, Canada. sean_kidd@camh.net.
authors.forename: Sean A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Kidd
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
authors.forename: Larry
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Davidson
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, USA.
authors.forename: Kwame
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: McKenzie
mesh_terms: D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy
keywords: Alliance; Common factors; Community mental health; Psychiatric rehabilitation; Psychosocial; Review