Effects of providing patient progress feedback and clinical support tools to psychotherapists in an inpatient eating disorders treatment program: A randomized controlled study

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 287-300

  Simon, Witold ^a   Lambert, Michael J ^b   Busath, Gregory ^b   Vazquez, Aaron ^b   Berkeljon, Arjan ^b   Hyer, Kevin ^b   Granley, Mac ^c   Berrett, Michael ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROLOGY   (Poland)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Center for Change   (United States)

Author keywords

eating disorders; mental health services research; outcome research

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING DISORDER; EQUIPMENT; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT; DEVICES; EATING DISORDERS; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; EATING DISORDERS; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; SOFTWARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878456553     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: 14684381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10503307.2013.787497     Document Type: Article

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