Measurement-based care in forensic psychiatry. (January 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Glancy, Graham; Choptiany, Maxym; Jones, Roland; Chatterjee, Sumeeta
• Is Part Of: International journal of law and psychiatry. Volume 74(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-01
• Subjects: Measurement-based care -- Evidence-based practice -- Forensic psychiatry -- Risk assessment; Forensic psychiatry -- Periodicals; Insanity (Law) -- Periodicals; Criminal psychology -- Periodicals; Forensic Psychiatry -- Periodicals; Psychiatrie médico-légale -- Périodiques; Aliénation mentale -- Périodiques; Gerechtelijke psychiatrie; Electronic journals; 614.15
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2020.101650
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0160-2527

Abstract

Abstract: Measurement-based care (MBC) is the systematic evaluation of a patient's symptoms or factors before or during an encounter. It is used to inform treatment and behavioral health interventions. This article argues that MBC is the natural consequence flowing from evidence-based practice. In this article, MBC is defined and explained in detail. Barriers to the implementation of MBC are presented and methods of selecting a measurement tool are evaluated. The article describes areas where MBC can be applied in forensic settings, and specific risk assessment tools are presented and evaluated, including the HCR-20 v3, DASA-IV, DUNDRUM, and CGIC. The article emphasizes how imperative it is that physicians use MBC and discusses why forensic practice is ideally suited to MBC.