Use of a revised version of the psychotropic medication efficacy graph

A medication efficacy graph developed by Spirrison and Grosskopf (1991) was revised and applied in a case study to effectively monitor a client's progress. The revision combined several aspects of client behavior into one graph that could aid clinicians in assessing a client under psychiatric care. Revised applications of the graph should also enable clinicians to measure and display not just incidents of maladaptive behaviors but weighted maladaptive behaviors, adaptive behaviors, potency of medication, and side effects, all of which provide a better overall picture of the client's behavior.