Evidence-based practice in psychology

This chapter describes the advent of evidence-based practice in psychology. On the one hand, evidence-based practice in psychology has the template of evidence-based medicine. On the other, it emerged in a confrontation with medicine. The first step in developing evidence-based practice in psychology was the development of empirically validated treatments. Through the criticism of empirically validated treatments’ one-sided focus on science, however, evidence-based practice in psychology emerged as a tripartite ideal. The chapter describes the three constituents: 1. Best available research evidence, 2. Clinical expertise, and 3. The patient’s culture, characteristics, and preferences.