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Computer‐supported monitoring of patient treatment response
Author(s) -
Percevic Robert,
Lambert Michael J.,
Kordy Hans
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/jclp.10264
Subject(s) - psychology , context (archaeology) , outcome (game theory) , psychotherapist , value (mathematics) , computer science , paleontology , mathematics , mathematical economics , machine learning , biology
The use of information technology (IT) for the purpose of improving psychotherapy outcomes in the context of routine clinical practice is described. IT efforts from two research programs, one in Germany and the other in the United States, are based on evidence that not all patients who enter treatment have a positive outcome and that continuous monitoring of patient treatment response with immediate feedback to therapists can be used to increase the likelihood of success for the poorly responding client. Such monitoring and feedback can best be accomplished by IT methodologies. Suitable IT systems are described, and their strengths and limitations are highlighted. Evidence is presented that supports the positive value of such efforts for improving patient treatment response. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Psychol 60: 285–299, 2004.