Citation

Victor SE, Salk RH, Porta G, Hamilton E, Bero K, Poling K, Brent DA, Goldstein TR. PLoS One 2023; 18(4): e0284073.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2023, Public Library of Science)

DOI

10.1371/journal.pone.0284073

PMID

37023038

PMCID

PMC10079048

Abstract

Measurement-based care has demonstrable benefits, but significant implementation barriers slow dissemination in real-world clinical settings, especially youth behavioral health care. Here, we describe use of measurement-based care in a specialty clinic offering a continuum of outpatient care for suicidal youth. We characterize strategies used to facilitate measurement-based care in this population and ways in which challenges to implementation have been addressed. We examined adherence to measurement-based care procedures relative to treatment engagement data from electronic medical records, as well as data from clinicians regarding acceptability and utility of measurement-based care.

RESULTS suggest that measurement-based care is both feasible and acceptable for use with suicidal youth. Here we provide future directions in measurement-based care in this, and other, behavioral health settings.

Language: en

Keywords

*Psychiatry; *Suicidal Ideation; Adolescent; Electronic Health Records; Humans