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Simple methods for enhancing patient outcome in routine care: Measuring, monitoring, and feedback
Michael J. LambertGianluca Lo Cocosubject
Outcome Questionnaire-45medicine.medical_specialtybusiness.industrylcsh:BF1-990Mental healthOutcome (game theory)Treatment failurePsychiatry and Mental healthClinical Psychologylcsh:PsychologySettore M-PSI/08 - Psicologia ClinicaDaily practicePhysical therapyMedicineTreatment Failurepsychotherapy outcome feedbackbusinessIntensive care medicineRoutine careClient Feedbackdescription
While highly effective, psychotherapy outcome studies suggest 5?14% of clients worsen while in treatment and that therapists are unable to identify a substantial portion of such cases. Methods to systematically track client mental health functioning over the course of treatment and adjust treatment through the use of problem-solving tools are described. We summarize meta-analyses of the effects of a feedback system indicating that the number of psychotherapy patients who deteriorate can be cut in half. We conclude with a series of practice implications, including that clinicians seriously consider making formal methods of collecting client feedback a routine part of their daily practice.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-01-12 | Research in Psychotherapy |