"Here, members of the coordinating center for the mental health field's largest national EBP initiative (the New Hampshire-Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center) bring together national experts in a wide range of fields who have been instrumental in the research and development of evidence-based practices. This comprehensive textbook is an essential primer for all practitioners and students who are grappling with the new age of evidence-based practice. The contributors explore some of the complex challenges in implementing EBPs, and highlight the meaningful opportunities that are inherent in this paradigm shift."--BOOK JACKET.