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ArticleEvidence-based practice in child and adolescent mental health2020

Measurement-based care as a practice improvement tool: Clinical and organizational applications in youth mental health.

Amanda Jensen-Doss, Susan Douglas, Dominique A Phillips, Ozgur Gencdur, Amber Zalman, Noelle Elena Gomez

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Article in Evidence-based practice in child and adolescent mental health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

39 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  5. Adolescent Client and Clinician Predictors of Measurement-Based Care Fidelity in Community Mental Health Settings.Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53
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  15. Measurement-Based Care as a Tool to Detect and Prevent Harm in Youth Psychotherapy.Research on child and adolescent psychopathology · 2025
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  17. Can Measurement-Based Care Reduce Burnout in Mental Health Clinicians?Administration and policy in mental health · 2025
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  20. Using Progress Feedback to Enhance Treatment Outcomes: A Narrative Review.Administration and policy in mental health · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Amanda Jensen-DossUniversity of Miami, Coral Gables, FL.
Susan DouglasVanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
Dominique A PhillipsUniversity of Miami, Coral Gables, FL.
Ozgur GencdurVanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
Amber ZalmanChrysalis Health, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Noelle Elena GomezPrivate Practice.

Funding

1/2-Unified Treatment of Adolescent Emotional Disorders in Community ClinicsR01MH106536 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI CORAL GABLES · PI EHRENREICH-MAY, JILL, JENSEN-DOSS, AMANDA · 2015 to 2018
$1.4M
Improving Measurement-Based Care in Youth Mental Health: A Comparison of Unidimensional and Multidimensional ApproachesR34MH118316 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI CORAL GABLES · PI DOUGLAS, SUSAN RAE, JENSEN-DOSS, AMANDA · 2019 to 2021
$691k
NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH106536NIMH NIH HHS R34 MH118316
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Measurement-based care (MBC) is systematic, ongoing assessment to monitor treatment progress and inform clinical decision-making. MBC is considered an evidence-based practice, with extensive research support in adult clinical populations and emerging evidence in youth populations. This paper describes both clinical (e.g., enhancing therapy alliance, informing case conceptualization) and organizational (e.g., informing quality improvement efforts) applications of MBC, and illustrates the clinical applications through two case examples from publicly-funded mental health agency settings. The paper concludes by detailing future research needed to enhance the clinical and organizational utility of MBC.

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case conceptualizationclinical decision-makingMeasurement-based careroutine outcome monitoringyouth mental health care

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PMID33732875
PMCPMC7962174

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