Development and validation of the client engagement and service use scale: A pilot study

Specialized treatment for first episode psychosis offers clients a menu of services coordinated within a specialized treatment team. To enhance the impact of these services, promoting engagement and preventing early treatment drop-out is critical. However, engagement is poorly tracked and typically quantified through proxy variables such as session attendance, medication adherence, or working alliance. The aim of this study is to introduce and pilot a new measure of engagement for first episode psychosis coordinated specialty care, the Client Engagement and Service Use Scale (CENSUS).

Source: Schizophrenia Research - May 12, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Emily R. Kline, Nicole R. DeTore, Kristen Keefe, Larry J. Seidman, Vinod H. Srihari, Matcheri S. Keshavan, Margaret Guyer Source Type: research