Approaches to denote treatment outcome: Clinical significance and clinical global impression compared

• Published in: International journal of methods in psychiatric research Vol. 28; no. 4; pp. e1797 - n/a
• Main Authors: Beurs, Edwin, Carlier, Ingrid V.E., Hemert, Albert M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.12.2019; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: Adult; clinical global impression; Clinical significance; Discordance; Female; Humans; Male; Mental disorders; Mental Disorders - diagnosis; Mental Disorders - therapy; Middle Aged; Original; Outcome Assessment, Health Care - standards; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales - standards; Psychometrics - standards; Reliable Change Index; treatment outcome; clinical global impression; Reliable Change Index; clinical significance; treatment outcome

Objectives The authors of a previous study proposed a statistically based approach to denote treatment outcome, translating pretest and posttest scores into clinically relevant categories, such as recovery and reliable improvement. We assessed the convergent validity of the Jacobson–Truax (JT) appro...