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Identifying highly effective psychotherapists in a managed care environment.

G S Jeb Brown1, Michael J Lambert, Edward R Jones

  • 1Center for Clinical Informatics, 1821 Meadowmoor Road, Salt Lake City, UT 84117, USA. jebbrown@clinical-informatics.com

The American Journal of Managed Care
|August 13, 2005
PubMed
Summary

Psychotherapists vary significantly in effectiveness. Identifying and referring patients to highly effective therapists can substantially improve behavioral health outcomes in managed care settings.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Psychology
  • Health Services Research

Background:

  • Psychotherapist effectiveness varies, impacting quality improvement in managed care.
  • Understanding this variability is crucial for optimizing patient outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the variability and stability of psychotherapists' effectiveness.
  • To explore implications for quality improvement in managed care.

Main Methods:

  • Archival outcome data from 10,812 patients treated by 281 therapists were analyzed.
  • Therapists were categorized as 'highly effective' or 'others' based on baseline period outcomes.
  • Effectiveness stability was cross-validated using residualized change scores adjusted for case mix.

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Main Results:

  • Highly effective therapists demonstrated statistically significant superior outcomes (2.8 mean difference in residualized change score).
  • This corresponded to an average of 53.3% greater change in raw scores compared to other therapists.
  • Effectiveness was independent of patient diagnosis, age, sex, intake scores, treatment history, duration, or therapist experience.

Conclusions:

  • Measuring clinical outcomes is key to improving behavioral health.
  • Referring patients to therapists with superior outcomes can significantly enhance care quality.