Open AccessOptimizing the length and reliability of measures of mechanisms of change to support measurement-based care in alcohol use disorder treatment.
Author(s) -
Kevin A. Hallgren,
Cathryn Glanton Holzhauer,
Elizabeth E. Epstein,
Barbara S. McCrady,
Sharon Cook
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of consulting and clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1939-2117
pISSN - 0022-006X
DOI - 10.1037/ccp0000643
Subject(s) - alcohol use disorder , psychology , anxiety , abstinence , clinical psychology , reliability (semiconductor) , coping (psychology) , psychometrics , cognitive behavioral therapy , psychiatry , alcohol , biochemistry , chemistry , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics
Clients who receive alcohol use disorder (AUD) treatment experience variable outcomes. Measuring clinical progress during treatment using standardized measures (i.e., measurement-based care) can help indicate whether clinical improvements are occurring. Measures of mechanisms of behavioral change (MOBCs) may be particularly well-suited for measurement-based care; however, measuring MOBCs would be more feasible and informative if measures were briefer and if their ability to detect reliable change with individual clients was better articulated.