Improving Mental Health Care by Focusing on Patient Goals
Measuring What Matters-Patient Centered Outcome Measures of Goal-Directed Care for People with Serious Mental Illness
This project aims to create better ways to understand if mental health care is truly helping people with serious mental illnesses reach their personal goals.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Rand Corporation NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Santa Monica, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11176227 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
We want to make sure that mental health care for conditions like bipolar disorder is focused on what matters most to you. This project is creating new tools to track how well care helps individuals achieve their personal goals, rather than just general treatment targets. We will gather information from mental health clinics in Texas and Arizona that are already using these new methods. Our goal is to develop a standardized way to measure progress on individual goals, ensuring care is truly person-centered.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: This work is relevant to adults aged 21 and older living with serious mental illnesses, such as bipolar disorder, who receive care in community-based settings.
Not a fit: Patients not receiving care for serious mental illnesses or those outside the adult age range would not directly benefit from this specific project.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could lead to improved quality of care for individuals with serious mental illnesses by making sure treatment is focused on their unique goals.
How similar studies have performed: Similar approaches have successfully developed quality measures for older adults and people with multiple chronic health conditions, suggesting a strong foundation for this work.
Where this research is happening
Santa Monica, United States
- Rand Corporation — Santa Monica, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Breslau, Joshua a — Rand Corporation
- Study coordinator: Breslau, Joshua a
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.