Worldwide, there is a demand that only practices that have shown to be effective be sanctioned in the
provision of health care. This is known as evidence-based practice. Evidence based
practice can be identified from observable practices validated using scientific methods; evidence-based
practice can be validated from the expert knowledge of professionals and, in the mental health clinical arena,
evidence-based practice can be validated from the expert knowledge of people with the lived experience of
mental disorder and distress