outcomes & research

Treatment Outcomes for Adults and Adolescents in Mental Health Residential and Day Treatment

Skyland Trail is a trailblazer in the area of outcomes research, which is an integral part of our evidence-based treatment model. Our robust outcomes and research program employs evaluative instruments considered to be the gold standards in the mental health field to measure the effectiveness of our treatment programs.

When patients begin treatment at Skyland Trail, they complete assessments measuring their symptom severity, attitude toward medication adherence, hope for the future, level of functioning, senses of self efficacy and relationships with others, and physical health. We measure those indicators again when they complete their treatment.

Specialized instruments based on diagnoses and symptoms provide a more detailed picture of the effectiveness of specific treatment programs for bipolar illness, major depression, schizophrenia, and anxiety.

Most patients have reduced symptoms as a result of treatment, and our outcomes data indicate that many patients make even more progress. They experience a clinically meaningful change – one that science has shown impacts how a patient feels and functions.

For many patients, this also means achieving remission. Based on cutoffs established in the psychiatric literature, remission means that the level of symptoms present no longer meets criteria for the diagnosis.