Effects of Systematic Patient Feedback on Therapy Outcome

Effects of Systematic Patient Feedback on Therapy Outcome and Dropout: A Randomized Controlled Study on Adult Out-patients at a Community Mental Health Centre.

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of a feedback-system in psychotherapy on adult out-patients at a community mental health centre. It is hypothesized that the intervention will lead to more effective treatment, decreasing treatment dropout as well as improving patient-therapist relationship and patient activation in treatment.

The aim is to include a total of 128 patients.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Referred for treatment of mental disorder(s)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Psychiatric emergency
• Poor/no understanding of Norwegian language
• Lack of ability to execute the practical procedures required for the project