Measuring Outcome in Psychiatric Private Practice Using Outpatient Self-Reports

First, we focused on the depression self-rating scores over time to illustrate the outcome data that emerged from this approach. Results were obtained for 10,648 adult patients seen in the practice from July 2001 through December 2004, who completed at least one follow-up assessment; 6432 of these patients completed a second follow-up assessment. To give an idea of the results, we report here on patients whose condition was diagnosed as "major depression, single episode."