Strengthening Clinical Research in Marriage and Family Therapy: Challenges and Multilevel Solutions

There is a critical need for high‐quality and accessible treatments to improve mental health. Yet, there are indications that the research being conducted by contemporary marriage and family therapy (MFT) scholars focuses less on advancing and disseminating clinical interventions than in previous de...

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Published in:Journal of marital and family therapy 2019-01, Vol.45 (1), p.20-32
Main Authors: Wittenborn, Andrea K., Blow, Adrian J., Holtrop, Kendal, Parra‐Cardona, José R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biomedical Research - economics
Biomedical Research - education
Biomedical Research - methods
Biomedical Research - standards
Child & adolescent psychiatry
Clinical research
Doctoral Programs
Evidence Based Practice
Family counseling
Family therapy
Family Therapy - economics
Family Therapy - education
Family Therapy - methods
Family Therapy - standards
Feedback
Feedback (Response)
Humans
Innovation
Innovations
Intervention
Mapping
Marital Therapy - economics
Marital Therapy - education
Marital Therapy - methods
Marital Therapy - standards
Marriage
Mental disorders
Mental health
Mental Health Programs
Mental health services
Psychotherapy
Science
Structural Elements (Construction)
Task forces
Treatment methods
Variables
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Summary:There is a critical need for high‐quality and accessible treatments to improve mental health. Yet, there are indications that the research being conducted by contemporary marriage and family therapy (MFT) scholars focuses less on advancing and disseminating clinical interventions than in previous decades. In this article, we describe challenges to increasing rigorous clinical research in MFT. We use systems mapping and the intervention‐level framework to identify strategic goals designed to drive innovation in clinical research in the field. It is our hope this article encourages dialog and action among MFT stakeholder groups to support clinical science that will improve the health and functioning of families.
ISSN:0194-472X
1752-0606
DOI:10.1111/jmft.12338