Measurement-Based Care in the Treatment of Adolescent Depression

Arthur Reese Abright; Eugene Grudnikoff

doi:10.1016/j.chc.2020.06.003

Measurement-Based Care in the Treatment of Adolescent Depression

Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2020 Oct;29(4):631-643. doi: 10.1016/j.chc.2020.06.003. Epub 2020 Jul 23.

Authors

Arthur Reese Abright¹, Eugene Grudnikoff²

Affiliations

¹ New York City Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 79-01 Broadway, Elmhurst, NY 11373, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].
² New York City Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 79-01 Broadway, Elmhurst, NY 11373, USA; South Oaks Hospital, 400 Sunrise Highway, Amityville, NY 11701, USA.

PMID: 32891366
DOI: 10.1016/j.chc.2020.06.003

Abstract

Measurement-based care is a helpful adjunct to clinical assessment in improving outcomes in depression in adults and adolescents. Measurement-based care principles are incorporated in current regulatory requirements for use of standardized instruments in efforts to improve care and prevent suicide. Challenges for child and adolescent psychiatrists and other clinicians in implementing measurement-based care include concerns about time and expense involved in administration and interpretation of results from rating scales and other instruments. Implementation can be facilitated by selection of instruments that are brief, easy to administer and score, compatible with electronic health record systems, and available in the public domain.

Keywords: Adolescents; Depression; Measurement-based care; Suicide prevention.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale / standards*
Depression / therapy*
Humans
Patient Reported Outcome Measures*
Psychometrics*
Suicide Prevention*