Reacciones al artículo: El estado de la Ciencia de la Psicoterapia en Puerto Rico: ¿Una Copa Media Llena o Media Vacía?
Relevancia de los Tratamientos Basados en Evidencia en la Práctica Clínica Cotidiana
Keywords:
evidence based treatments (EBT), substance use disorders, stigmaAbstract
Assuming a critical and scientific position is essential and it is part of our ethical, moral and legal responsibility as mental health service providers committed to the welfare of the population which we serve. It highlights the importance of assessing the degree of deterioration or potential damage of the different psychotherapy modalities that are currently offered in various sectors providing care to people living with HIV/AIDS and substance use disorders. The main purpose of this review is to promote in the readers a critical and thoughtful analysis about how the person that lives with HIV/AIDS and substance use disorders are conceptualized from a moralistic perspective and not based on scientific evidence. Also presented, is the lack of a public policy within the funding entities of treatment services in Puerto Rico (Government of Puerto Rico and private foundations) to promote the adoption of the evidence based treatments (EBT) in the services they support or offer to their citizens. Finally, emphasis is made on the adoption of the EBT so as to be able to maximize the resources available and to obtain effective and sustainable results over time.
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