Elizabeth Connors, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry, is lead editor of the largest special issue in Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, featuring 19 articles from 11 countries on the clinical practice of feedback, or measurement-based care.
“This special issue focuses on the practice of measuring and discussing patient progress in psychotherapy to enhance shared decision making between the patient and therapist and to improve alliance, personalization and thus treatment outcomes,” Connors wrote in an editorial introducing the special issue.
With colleagues she published three articles in this issue, including:
- “Leveraging Measurement-Based Care to Reduce Mental Health Treatment Disparities for Populations of Color.” Co-authors are Jessica Barber, PhD; Amber W. Childs, PhD; and Sandra Resnick, PhD. The four authors are founders of the Yale Measurement Based Care Collaborative.
- “Data-Informed Communication: How Measurement-Based Care Can Optimize Child Psychotherapy.” Childs is a Yale co-author.
- “Strategic Treatment and Assessment for Youth (STAY): A Theoretically-Driven, Culturally-Tailored MBC Approach.”