Related Experiment Video
Updated: Apr 14, 2026

Development of a Virtual Reality Assessment of Everyday Living Skills
Published on: April 23, 2014
Measuring Performance in Psychiatry: A Call to Action.
Sherry A Glied1, Bradley D Stein1, Thomas G McGuire1
1Dr. Glied is with the Wagner School of Public Service, New York University, New York City (e-mail: sherry.glied@nyu.edu ). Dr. Stein is with the Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. McGuire is with the Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, Boston. Dr. Beale is with the Institute of Medicine, Washington, D.C. Dr. Duffy and Ms. Shugarman are with the American Psychiatric Institute for Research and Education, Arlington, Virginia. Dr. Goldman, who is editor of Psychiatric Services, is with the Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore.
Quality measurement in behavioral health care lags behind general medicine. Developing functional outcome measures is crucial for demonstrating treatment value and securing resources.
Area of Science:
- Health Services Research
- Behavioral Health Services
- Quality Improvement
Background:
- Current U.S. healthcare strategies emphasize quality measurement and incentives.
- Behavioral health quality measurement is underdeveloped compared to general medical conditions.
- Lack of robust measures hinders resource allocation for behavioral health treatment.
Purpose of the Study:
- Review the current state of behavioral health quality measurement.
- Define criteria for assessing quality measures.
- Advocate for the development and use of functional outcome measures.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of existing quality measurement practices.
- Analysis of criteria for evaluating healthcare quality measures.
- Argumentative case for functional outcome measures in behavioral health.
Main Results:
- Significant gaps exist in behavioral health quality measurement.
- Established criteria can guide the development of effective measures.
- Functional outcome measures are essential for demonstrating treatment value.
Conclusions:
- Behavioral health quality measurement requires significant advancement.
- Adoption of standardized functional outcome measures is recommended.
- Routine use of these measures will support evidence-based resource allocation.
More Related Videos
11:35The Multiple Sclerosis Performance Test MSPT: An iPad-Based Disability Assessment Tool
Published on: June 30, 2014
10:02Event Related Potentials ERPs and other EEG Based Methods for Extracting Biomarkers of Brain Dysfunction: Examples from Pediatric Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder ADHD
Published on: March 12, 2020
Related Concept Videos
Measures of Intelligence
Validity refers to how well a test measures what it claims to measure. An intelligence test should accurately assess intelligence rather than another characteristic, like anxiety. Criterion validity is one way to evaluate this;...
Self-Report Tests of Personality
Psychosis: Goals of Pharmacotherapy
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)
Measurement of Bioavailability: Pharmacodynamic Methods