This practical guide that will assist readers to access, interpret, and use evidence-based practices (EBP). The book will give practitioners, trainees and students in mental health and addictions instruction as to how to identify, understand, and apply the best research evidence to their own work.

Defining evidence-based practice -- Asking the right questions -- Locating the best available research / Lauren A. Maggio -- Reading and interpreting the research : research designs -- Reading and interpreting the research : numbers and measures -- Appraising research reports -- Translating research into practice -- Integrating the patient and the clinician with the research -- Incorporating evaluation and ethics -- Disseminating, teaching, and implementing evidence-based practices.