APA Task Force Recommends Dissemination Of Evidence-based Practice

Wednesday, August 13, 2008 - 11:21 in Psychology & Sociology

An estimated 15 million American children are diagnosed with a mental disorder, but only about a quarter of them are getting appropriate treatment based on scientific evidence. Many more children are at risk of developing behavioral disorders. And the problem is only going to get worse unless the health care system changes how it delivers services, according to a new task force.

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