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Papers by Bob Bohanske

Research paper thumbnail of CURRICULUM VITAE

Research paper thumbnail of Common Factors: An Existential--Humanistic Approach, Enhancing Other Methods and Models

Research paper thumbnail of PSYCHOLOGISTS' ATTITUDES AND THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES TOWARD GAY, LESBIAN, AND BISEXUAL ISSUES CONTINUE TO IMPROVE: AN UPDATE

Articles and Chapters by Bob Bohanske

Research paper thumbnail of Benchmarking outcomes in a public behavioral health setting: feedback as a quality improvement strategy

Journal of consulting and clinical psychology, 2014

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a large public behavioral health (... more The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a large public behavioral health (PBH) agency serving only clients at or below the federal poverty level that had implemented continuous outcome feedback as a quality improvement strategy. The authors investigated the post treatment outcomes of 5,168 individuals seeking treatment for a broad range of diagnoses who completed at least 2 psychotherapy sessions. The Outcome Rating Scale (ORS; Duncan, 2011; Miller & Duncan, 2004) was used to measure outcomes. Clients had a mean age of 36.7 years and were predominantly female (60.7%) and White (67.8%), with 17.7% being Hispanic, 9.3% being African American, and 2.8% being Native American. Forty-six percent were diagnosed with depression, mood, and anxiety disorders; 18.8% were diagnosed with substance abuse disorders; and 14.4% were diagnosed with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. A subset of clients with a primary diagnosis of a depressive disorder was compared to treatment...

Research paper thumbnail of Benchmarking outcomes in a public behavioral health setting: feedback as a quality improvement strategy

Journal of consulting and clinical psychology, 2014

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a large public behavioral health (... more The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a large public behavioral health (PBH) agency serving only clients at or below the federal poverty level that had implemented continuous outcome feedback as a quality improvement strategy. The authors investigated the post treatment outcomes of 5,168 individuals seeking treatment for a broad range of diagnoses who completed at least 2 psychotherapy sessions. The Outcome Rating Scale (ORS; Duncan, 2011; Miller & Duncan, 2004) was used to measure outcomes. Clients had a mean age of 36.7 years and were predominantly female (60.7%) and White (67.8%), with 17.7% being Hispanic, 9.3% being African American, and 2.8% being Native American. Forty-six percent were diagnosed with depression, mood, and anxiety disorders; 18.8% were diagnosed with substance abuse disorders; and 14.4% were diagnosed with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. A subset of clients with a primary diagnosis of a depressive disorder was compared to treatment...