Abstract Routine outcome monitoring (ROM) is a method devised to systematically collect data on the effectiveness of treatments in everyday clinical practice. ROM involves documenting through repeated assessments. Assistants are employed who perform baseline assessment comprising standardized diagnostic interview, administration rating scales and completion several self‐report measures by patient. At fixed time intervals, assessments repeated. Dedicated Web‐based software has been developed...

Building on previous research with disaster-exposed children and adolescents, a randomised clinical trial was performed in the treatment of trauma-related symptoms. In current study two active treatments were compared among broad age range from wide diversity ethnic populations.The primary aim to compare effectiveness efficiency Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR).Children (n=52, aged 4-18) randomly allocated either CBT (n=26) or EMDR disaster...

Pre-adult onset of major depressive disorder (MDD) may predict a more severe phenotype depression. As data from naturalistic psychiatric specialty care settings are scarce, we examined phenotypic differences between pre-adult and adult MDD in large sample consecutive out-patients.Altogether, 1552 out-patients, mean age 39.2 ± 11.6 years, were diagnosed with current on the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview Plus diagnostic interview as part usual procedure. A total 1105 patients...

Aims: To describe the prevalence, demographic and clinical characteristics of body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) compared with other psychiatric outpatients a mood, anxiety or somatoform disorder. Method: Outpatients referred for treatment were routinely assessed at intake. A structured interview (MINI-Plus), observer-based self-rating instruments administered by an independent assessor. Results: Among our sample 3798 patients, 2947 patients diagnosed least one DSM-IV Of these 1.8% (n = 54) met...

In Routine Outcome Monitoring (ROM) there is a high demand for short assessments. Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT) promising method efficient assessment. this article, the efficiency of CAT version Mood and Anxiety Symptom Questionnaire, - Anhedonic Depression scale (MASQ-AD) use in ROM was scrutinized simulation study. The responses large sample patients (N = 3,597) obtained through were used. psychometric evaluation showed that items met requirements CAT. simulations, CATs with several...

Abstract Aim The aim of the current study was to develop scales that assess symptoms depression and anxiety can adequately differentiate between disorders, also distinguish within disorders. As point departure, we used tripartite model Clark Watson discerns three dimensions: negative affect, positive affect physiological hyperarousal. Methods Analyses were performed on data 1449 patients, who completed Mood Anxiety Symptoms Questionnaire (MASQ) Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI). From this, 1434...

Clark and Watson developed the tripartite model in which a symptom dimension of 'negative affect' covers common psychological distress that is typically seen anxious depressed patients. The 'positive 'somatic arousal' dimensions cover more specific symptoms. Although has met much support, it does not all relevant anxiety symptoms its negative affect rather unspecific. Therefore, we aimed to extend order describe patterns with unidimensional measurement scales.1333 outpatients provided self...

Background: An extended re-assessment of the psychometric properties LSPPK, an instrument aimed at identifying children with emotional and behavioural problems. Methods: Data came from a national sample in Netherlands parents 1248 (aged 5–6 years) interviewed by child health professionals (CHP). were obtained regarding psychosocial problems, treatment status scores on LSPPK (Parent CHP Index), Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL). The scale structure, reliability, criterion content validity added...

Abstract Objective To examine the clinical and psychosocial correlates of adherence to treatment guidelines among outpatients with common mental disorders in a routine setting. Methods In this retrospective cohort study, we analysed 192 patients who were treated for mood, anxiety or somatoform disorder pharmacotherapy, psychotherapy combination both modalities. Guideline was assessed independent set quality indicators during up 3 years follow‐up. At baseline, standardized diagnostic...

Skiing and snowboarding are both popular recreational alpine sports, with substantial injury risk of variable severity. Although skills level has repeatedly been associated risk, a validated measure to accurately estimate the actual without objective assessment is missing. This study aimed develop practical instrument, better skiers, based on criteria Dutch Federation (DSF), covering five different skill domains. A sample skiers (n = 84) was asked fill in questionnaire reflecting seven,...

Objective: To examine the level of overestimation (LO), associated factors, and identify group severe overestimators, among recreational skiers. Design: Cross-sectional observational study. Setting: An intermediate difficulty slope in an artificial snow indoor ski hall, one mountains (Flachau, Austria). Participants: Dutch Independent Variables: Participants were asked to rate themselves (SRSS, self-reported skill score). While skiing downhill they objectively evaluated by 2 expert assessors...

Introduction It is likely that’real-life patients’ differ from randomized controlled trial (RCT) patients and non-treatment seeking populations. However, much of what known about characteristics with depression anxiety based on RCTs studies in the general population. Data on’naturalistic’ or’real-life are scarce. Objectives & aims In several so far, we investigated specific routine psychiatric specialty care. We studied gender differences depression, age onset depression. Another study...