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The Importance of Conducting Practice-oriented Research with Underserved Populations

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There has been a growing emphasis on dissemination of empirically supported treatments. Dissemination, however, should not be restricted to treatment. It can and, in the spirit of the scientific-practitioner model, should also involve research. Because it focuses on the investigation of clinical routine as it takes place in local settings and because it can involve the collaboration of several stakeholders, practice-oriented research (POR) can be viewed as an optimal research method to be disseminated. POR has the potential of addressing particularly relevant gaps of knowledge and action when implemented in regions of the world that have limited resources for or experiences with empirical research, and/or in clinical settings that are serving clinical populations who are not typically receiving optimal mental care services - specifically, individuals in rural and inner cities that have limited economic and social resources. The establishment and maintenance of POR in such regions and/or settings, however, come with specific obstacles and challenges. Integrating the experiences acquired from research conducted in various continents (Africa, Europe, Latin America, and North America), the goal of this paper is to describe some of these challenges, strategies that have been implemented to address them, as well as new possible directions to facilitate the creation and growth of POR. It also describes how these challenges and ways to deal with them can provide helpful lessons for already existing POR infrastructures.

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  1. Fundación Aiglé, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Javier Fernández-Alvarez

  2. International University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain

    Guadalupe Molinari

  3. Aiglé Valencia, Valencia, Spain

    Javier Fernández-Alvarez & Guadalupe Molinari

  4. Department of Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania, USA

    Ryan Kilcullen

  5. Clinical and Applied Psychology Unit, Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK

    Jaime Delgadillo

  6. Department of Psychiatry, Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, USA

    Rebecca Drill

  7. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago de Chile, Chile

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  8. Department of Psychology, Linnaeus University, Växjö, Chile

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  9. School of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK

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  12. Reliant Medical Group, OptumCare, Harvard Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA

    Soo Jeong Youn

  13. Department of Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania, USA

    Louis G. Castonguay

  14. Millennium Institute for Research on Depression and Personality, Chile, PsiConecta, Chile

    Paula Errázuriz

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Fernández-Alvarez, J., Molinari, G., Kilcullen, R. et al. The Importance of Conducting Practice-oriented Research with Underserved Populations. Adm Policy Ment Health (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-023-01337-z

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