The importance of assessing outcomes in mental health services has never been greater. The principles of evidence-based medicine demand that psychiatric outcomes are measurable and practicable. Yet in many areas of psychiatric practice there are gaps in evidence and outcomes are notoriously difficult to quantify. This multi-author text, revised and updated for the new decade, guides the reader through the minefield of mental health outcome measurement. Containing up-to-the-minute reviews by the world-renowned experts in the field, Mental Health Outcome Measures equips the reader with the building blocks for evidence-based mental health service provision and evaluation. This book will be of interest to clinicians and researchers in mental health and related fields, and to all those involved in researching, purchasing and delivering mental health services
Mental Health Outcome Measures, Third edition
TANSELLA, Michele
2010-01-01
Abstract
The importance of assessing outcomes in mental health services has never been greater. The principles of evidence-based medicine demand that psychiatric outcomes are measurable and practicable. Yet in many areas of psychiatric practice there are gaps in evidence and outcomes are notoriously difficult to quantify. This multi-author text, revised and updated for the new decade, guides the reader through the minefield of mental health outcome measurement. Containing up-to-the-minute reviews by the world-renowned experts in the field, Mental Health Outcome Measures equips the reader with the building blocks for evidence-based mental health service provision and evaluation. This book will be of interest to clinicians and researchers in mental health and related fields, and to all those involved in researching, purchasing and delivering mental health servicesI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.