outcome measurement – A New Vision for Mental Health

Which depression measure is best?

Author: Editorial 15th March 2024 0 Comments

“In the systematic review of 450 clinical trials on unipolar & bipolar depression, we identify 388 outcomes & compares their performance. Which measure performs best?” Eiko Fried reports : “A new paper published today in Lancet Psychiatry, led by Christopher Veal, reports findings from a…
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a coherent system

Astrid Chevance, bipolar, Christopher Veal, depression, Eiko Fried, HAM-D depression scale, Lancet Psychiatry, outcome measurement, psychiatry, Randomised Control Trials (RCTs), Research, unipolar

JAMA Psychiatry: No evidence that psychiatric treatments produce “successful outcomes”

Author: Editorial 22nd May 2023 0 Comments

This article by Peter Simons has been published by Mad in the UK. It begins: “In a viewpoint piece published in JAMA Psychiatry, researchers write that there is no evidence that psychiatric interventions lead to ‘successful’ outcomes. Successful outcomes, they write, include…
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a coherent system

Charles Zorumski, JAMA Psychiatry, Kenneth Freedland, Mad in the UK, outcome measurement, Peter Simons, psychiatry

PSYCHLOPS (Psychological Outcome Profiles)

Author: Editorial 16th January 2019 0 Comments

PSYCHLOPS (Psychological Outcome Profiles) is a short, one page mental health outcome measure that can be used during the course of any psychotherapeutic intervention. It promotes a patient-centred definition of therapy outcome, is patient-generated and can be self-completed. It’s not intended…
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collaborative practice

10-year NHS Plan, feedback, King's College London, Maria Kordowicz, Mark Ashworth, outcome measurement, patient-centred, person-centred, Peter Schofield, PSYCHLOPS, Psychological Outcome Profiles, World Health Organisation