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ArticleEuropean addiction research2023

Systematic Client Feedback in Youth Mental Health and Addiction Care: A Controlled Study Comparing Two Treatment Cohorts.

Patty van Benthem, Renske Spijkerman, Peter Blanken, Albert Boon, Robert Vermeiren, Vincent Hendriks

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Patty van BenthemDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, LUMC Curium, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Renske SpijkermanParnassia Addiction Research Centre (PARC), Parnassia Academy, The Hague, The Netherlands.
Peter BlankenParnassia Addiction Research Centre (PARC), Parnassia Academy, The Hague, The Netherlands.
Albert BoonDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, LUMC Curium, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Robert VermeirenDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, LUMC Curium, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Vincent HendriksDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, LUMC Curium, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.

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Abstract

introductionWe investigated the value of systematic client feedback in youth mental health and addiction care. In the present study, we examined whether a client feedback intervention would result in improved therapeutic alliance and treatment outcomes.

methodsTwo hundred and four adolescents participated in the study using a - non-randomized - between-group A/B design. In the first study group, 127 patients were offered 4 months of treatment as usual (TAU), and in the second study group, 77 patients received the client feedback intervention as an add-on to TAU during 4 months.

resultsYouths who received systematic client feedback in addition to TAU did not show better treatment outcomes or better alliance ratings after 4 months than youths receiving TAU only. Sensitivity analyses, in which we compared the more adherent patients of the second study group with patients receiving TAU, did not show significant beneficial effects of client feedback either. Also, the client feedback intervention did not result in lower rates of early treatment drop-out. DISCUSSION/

conclusionOur results cautiously suggest that client feedback does not have incremental effects on alliance and the treatment outcome for youth in mental health and addiction treatment. Moreover, our study highlights the challenges of implementing client feedback in clinical practice and the need for additional research addressing these challenges.

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Behavior, AddictiveMental HealthAdolescentFeedbackHumansTreatment OutcomeAddiction careClient feedbackTherapeutic allianceTreatment outcomeYouth

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