The use of automated assessment with seriously mentally ill clients.
Despite the skepticism of many behavioral healthcare practitioners that their clients are "much too ill" to interact positively with a computer-based assessment system, this article describes a successful program that integrates computerized interactions for seriously mentally ill adults into its overall information management. At the core of this information system is a 30- to 45-minute assessment using eight basic scales plus clinical data. According to a satisfaction survey, clients generally are quite open to interacting with the computer--when it is presented as an adjunct to the work of clinicians.
Division of Comprehensive Psychiatric Services, Missouri Department of Mental Health.
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D000555:Ambulatory Care Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D003155:Community Mental Health Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003628:Database Management Systems; D001330:Electronic Data Processing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008923:Missouri; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011788:Quality of Life; D012647:Self-Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014584:User-Computer Interface