ASSESSMENT OF TREATMENT OUTCOMES IN NEUROPSYCHIATRY - A REPORT FROM THE COMMITTEE ON RESEARCH OF THE AMERICAN-NEUROPSYCHIATRIC-ASSOCIATION

The ANPA Committee on Research conducted a survey of its members and t hose of the British Neuropsychiatry Association to determine the exten t to which neuropsychiatrists employ formal measures of clinical outco me. Results revealed that although respondents endorsed the practice o f outcome assessment, formal diagnostic evaluations and outcome measur es were rarely applied consistently to the broad range of neuropsychia tric conditions encountered clinically. These findings have implicatio ns for clinical research and managed care in neuropsychiatry and will form the basis for future work by the Committee on Research.