Outcome management in people with severe mental illness: process evaluation and cost-effectiveness

Background/Objectives: During the last years, process evaluations and cost-effectiveness analyses have become rather common when reporting results of randomized controlled trials in mental health. However, they are still rare when it comes to RCTs of complex interventions. This paper analyses effect moderators and cost-effectiveness of a cluster-randomized trial on the efficacy of feedback of outcome in inpatient psychiatric care. Process evaluation will especially focus on the variability of treatment outcomes attributable to therapists. Methods: Between September 2005 and March 2007, 294 patients admitted to i…