Method and apparatus for measuring psychotherapy outcomes

Details Method and apparatus for measuring psychotherapy outcomes Method and apparatus for measuring psychotherapy outcomes

A - Human Necessities

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A61B 5/00 (2006.01) A61B 10/00 (2006.01) G06F 19/00 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2142906

A method and apparatus for measuring a patient's psychotherapy progress is provided. Initial patient mental health is measured by administering a questionnaire measuring three psychological variables. The three psychological variable measures are combined into a mental health index (69). Following a number of sessions of psychotherapy, the patient's subsequent psycho- logical condition is again measured using the three psychological variables. Patient session records (42) are stored in a large data- base (20). Patient progress can thus be compared versus patient initial psychlological condition, typical patient outcomes as stored in the database (20), and patient improvement as a function of a number of sessions of psychotherapy can be determined. The system further provides a case manager with a measure of the effectiveness of continued psychotherapy sessions, and a basis of comparison of various psychotherapy providers.

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