 Article Selection ◦ What is the research question? ◦ Why is it important from a scientific and applied basis? ◦ How does it fit with what already is known? ◦ How can it help solve important problems for mental health care?  Study Methodology and Statistics ◦ What population does the sample represent? ◦ How participants were selected? ◦ Is the research design appropriate for the purpose(s)? ◦ Are the study measures appropriate for the purpose(s)? ◦ Is the study statistics appropriate for the purpose(s)? · How key variables were defined and measured? · Confounding factors? · Chance (as indicated by inferential statistics)?  Results Interpretation ◦ What are the results? ◦ Are the interpretation of the results reasonable based on the methodology used and the statistical findings?  Scientific & Applied Implications ◦ How does this study advance our science? ◦ What are the applied/clinical and training implications of the study? For example, what will you do differently because of this study? ◦ What are the policy-based implications of the study? ◦ Are the results/implications generalizable to other populations, and if so, which populations?  Future directions ◦ What are the next steps in interpreting or applying the findings? ◦ What new questions arise and how might they be best answered?

What is the research question? Why is it important from a scientific and applied basis? How does it fit with what already is known? How can it help solve important problems for mental health care?

What population does the sample represent? How participants were selected? Is the research design appropriate for the purpose(s)? Are the study measures appropriate for the purpose(s)? Is the study statistics appropriate for the purpose(s)?

What are the results? Are the interpretation of the results reasonable based on the methodology used and the statistical findings?

How does this study advance our science? What are the applied/clinical and training implications of the study? What are the policy-based implications of the study? Are the results/implications generalizable to other populations, and if so, which populations?

What are the next steps in interpreting or applying the findings? What new questions arise and how might they be best answered?