Computer-based feedback on process and outcome in inpatient psychotherapy: what works for whom?

Background/Objectives: Several large-scale studies, mainly from the US, have shown that feedback to psychotherapists on the symptom severity and treatment progress of their patients is effective. Specifically, there is evidence that treatment duration is better adjusted to patients’ needs if feedback is provided, thus leading to increased efficiency. In the present study, computer-based feedback on symptom distress, patient-rated quality of the helping alliance and treatment progress was delivered to psychotherapists in a German hospital for psychiatry and psychotherapy. This paper investigates the impact of dif…