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Routine Outcome Monitoring in Mental Health Care and Particularly in Addiction Treatment: Evidence-Based Clinical and Research Recommendations
Ingrid VE Carlier* and Wessel A van EedenDepartment of Psychiatry, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
- *Corresponding Author:
- Ingrid Carlier
Department of Psychiatry, Leiden University Medical Centre
The Netherlands
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E-mail: I.V.E.Carlier@lumc.nl
Received date: June 20, 2017; Accepted date: July 07, 2017; Published date: July 14, 2017
Citation: Carlier IVE, van Eeden WA (2017) Routine Outcome Monitoring in Mental Health Care and Particularly in Addiction Treatment: Evidence-Based Clinical and Research Recommendations. J Addict Res Ther 8:332. doi:10.4172/2155-6105.1000332
Copyright: © 2017 Carlier IVE, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Routine Outcome Monitoring (ROM) concerns the repeated measurement of the progress of a patient’s treatment during the course of therapy. ROM is receiving mounting attention as an important quality tool, and because of increased emphasis on health care accountability and cost containment. ROM seems especially relevant for complicated chronic patients that require a long-term treatment. Although addictive patients often have these clinical characteristics, ROM is relatively less investigated within addiction treatment. The present article summarizes recent state-of-the-art information concerning the use of ROM in mental health care and particularly in addiction treatment. First, some basics about ROM in general are described. Next, evidence for the effectiveness of ROM in mental health care and addiction treatment is reviewed. Finally, some clinical & research recommendations are suggested for the use of ROM in addiction treatment.
