Predicting individual change during the course of treatment

OBJECTIVE: An empirically derived prediction model was developed in a private practice setting to monitor on-track and off-track weekly treatment progress in an intensive outpatient program (IOP). METHOD: The predictive equation was derived as a function of the baseline measure and time. The formulae for the predictive equations were derived from two groups of psychiatric patients (N = 400 each) in an IOP diagnosed with major depression. Each …