Assessment of outcome in psychological therapy

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The study of the outcome of clinical interventions is an important area of clinical research.

Outcome criteria

• symptomatic improvement

• Extrapersonal improvements
  • Improvement in social functioning
  • Improvement in current personal relationships
  • Improved work performance
  • Improvement in quality of life

• Intrapersonal improvements
  • Improved impulse control

Routine outcome measurement

Measurement of clinical outcome

• CORE
• HONOS
• Outcome Questionaire

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Key texts

Books

• Maruish, M. (ed.) (1994) The use of psychological testing for treatment planning and

outcome assessment. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum

Papers

• Fitzpatrick, F., Davey, C., Buxton, M., and Jones, D. (1998) Evaluating patient-based outcome measures for use in clinical trials. Health Technology Assessment, 2, 14

Additional material

Papers

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