Outcome Measurement in Psychiatry A Critical Review

This remarkable volume offers a critical analysis of outcome assessment in psychiatry, which allows us to assess not only the measurable domains (i.e., symptoms, functioning, quality of life, and perception of care), but also the standards and instruments used to judge the quality of care. Divided into three major sections, this comprehensive text details the many fundamental concepts, scientific underpinnings, and important constructs (e.g., process and outcome, efficacy and effectiveness, basic statistics, quality improvement) of outcome measurement; critically reviews a wide variety of instruments that generate data for assessing outcomes for individual patients, populations, and programs; and discusses obstacles to implementing assessment programs, regulatory and accreditation demands, confidentiality and training, and the technology of measurement and proven solutions, including a final chapter on future innovations.Ishak, Waguih William is the author of 'Outcome Measurement in Psychiatry A Critical Review', published 2002 under ISBN 9780880481199 and ISBN 0880481196.