Citation

Webb L. J. Health Psychol. 2012; 17(5): 731-741.

Affiliation

Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1359105311425276

PMID

22021273

Abstract

This article reviews key arguments around evidence-based practice and outlines the methodological demands for effective adoption of recovery model principles. The recovery model is outlined and demonstrated as compatible with current needs in substance misuse service provision. However, the concepts of evidence-based practice and the recovery model are currently incompatible unless the current value system of evidence-based practice changes to accommodate the methodologies demanded by the recovery model. It is suggested that critical health psychology has an important role to play in widening the scope of evidence-based practice to better accommodate complex social health needs.

Language: en