Treatment Outcomes for Adults 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. Outcome data from 2008 through 2021 confirm that our unique integrated, whole person approach helps our patients grow, recover, and reclaim their lives. People who complete the treatment program at Skyland Trail return to their communities with reduced symptoms and improved skills to pursue more independent and productive lives.
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.
2021 Key Outcomes
In 2021, measured outcomes confirm that our evidence-based psychiatric care, together with our holistic path to wellness, is effective. Simply put, our patients get better.
Adult Patients
- 92% of adult patients experienced a statistically significant improvement in functionality, symptoms, and social relationships
- 88% of adult patients left treatment with a positive attitude about taking psychiatric medication
- 84% of adult patients experienced a statistically significant improvement in feelings of hopelessness
- 94% of adult patients with very severe and severe symptoms of depression experienced clinically significant reduction in symptoms
- 85% of adult patients who had clinically meaningful episodes of mania showed no symptoms of clinically meaningful mania at discharge
- 89% of adult patients with psychosis experience clinically significant improvement in their symptoms of psychosis
Adolescent Patients
- 95% of adolescent patients with very severe and severe symptoms of depression experienced clinically significant reduction in symptoms at discharge
- 91% of adolescent patients with very elevated and elevated symptoms of anxiety experienced a clinically significant reduction in anxiety at discharge
Read the 2021 Outcomes Research Summary Report
See how our clients get better by the numbers
Research & Publications
Article: Technology-enhanced in vivo exposures in Prolonged Exposure for PTSD: A pilot randomized controlled trial
Journal of Psychiatric Research November 2022
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Article: Training Engagement, Baseline Cognitive Functioning, and Cognitive Gains with Computer Cognitive Training: A Cross-Diagnostic Study
Schizophrenia Research: Cognition 2020;19
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Poster: Screening, Delivering and Measuring Outcomes For Cognitive Remediation Training in a Private Non-Profit Community Mental Health Setting
Presented: IPS, The Mental Health Services Conference 2017
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Article: Measuring and Facilitating Client Engagement with Financial Incentives: Implications for Improving Clinical Outcomes in a Mental Health Setting
Community Mental Health Journal 2016;9: 1-9
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Article: Systematic Study of Structured Diagnostic Procedures in Outpatient Psychiatric Rehabilitation: A Three-year, Three-cohort Study of the Stability of Psychiatric Diagnoses
Innovations in Clinical Neuroscience 2013;10(5-6):14-19
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Poster: A Model Wellness Intervention Aimed at Reducing Cardiometabolic Syndrome Risk Associated with Psychotropic Medications
Presented: APA Annual Meeting 2015
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