Knowledge Translation in Mental Health: a Scoping Review

Overview

Journal Healthc Policy

Specialty Public Health

Date 2012 Nov 2

PMID 23115572

Citations 10

Authors

Elliot M Goldner

Victoria Jeffries

Dan Bilsker

Emily Jenkins

Matthew Menear

Lisa Petermann

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Abstract

Intensified knowledge translation (KT) efforts are considered important in the field of mental health in order to accelerate the implementation of various developments in research, policy and practice. A scoping review of KT focused on the field of mental health was undertaken to help inform development of a Knowledge Exchange Centre being initiated by the Mental Health Commission of Canada. A systematic search of publications in English and French identified 187 publications that met inclusion criteria. Relevant literature was found across a number of disparate thematic research areas: implementation science, community-based and participatory action research, shared decision-making studies, mental health literacy research, network analysis and studies directly addressing KT. The available literature is concerned predominantly with KT efforts between a few specific stakeholder dyads. A paradigm shift has been emerging and has resulted in a progressively broader perspective, incorporating a wider range of participants and increased valuing of experiential knowledge.

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