Comments on: Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) Can Improve Care http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2009/02/22/patient-health-questionnaire-phq-9-can-improve-care/ Dr. John Grohol's daily update on all things in psychology and mental health. Since 1999. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:26:24 +0000 hourly 1 By: Mark http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2009/02/22/patient-health-questionnaire-phq-9-can-improve-care/comment-page-1/#comment-623138 Mark Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:19:11 +0000 http://psychcentral.com/blog/?p=2747#comment-623138 If anyone is interested in a large body of research showing the benefits of incorporating client feedback about progress and the therapeutic alliance in psychotherapy - check out the Institute for the Study of Therapeutic Change (google it for the website). Like the PSQ-9, they developed two feasible measures, the Outcome Rating Scale (ORS) and Session Rating Scale (SRS) which have been shown to improve outcomes with clients. I couldn't imagine practicing without them now. They are free to download, although you would have to do some reading in order to incorporate them properly (check out the The Heroic Client by Duncan, Miller, and Sparks (2004)too for more info). If anyone is interested in a large body of research showing the benefits of incorporating client feedback about progress and the therapeutic alliance in psychotherapy – check out the Institute for the Study of Therapeutic Change (google it for the website). Like the PSQ-9, they developed two feasible measures, the Outcome Rating Scale (ORS) and Session Rating Scale (SRS) which have been shown to improve outcomes with clients. I couldn’t imagine practicing without them now. They are free to download, although you would have to do some reading in order to incorporate them properly (check out the The Heroic Client by Duncan, Miller, and Sparks (2004)too for more info).

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