TY - JOUR T1 - The effectiveness of psychological intervention in primary care: a comparative analysis of outcome ratings JF - The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners JO - J R Coll Gen Pract SP - 310 LP - 312 VL - 36 IS - 288 AU - Colin A. Espie AU - Jim White Y1 - 1986/07/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/36/288/310.abstract N2 - A series of consecutively referred outpatients were independently rated, on a treatment outcome measure, by psychologists, general practitioners and the patients themselves. Statistical comparisons revealed high inter-rater agreement and indicated that 43% of the patients had reliably achieved either moderate or marked improvement and 75% had shown at least slight improvement. Favourable outcome was particularly associated with the psychological treatment of anxiety and stress disorders. These results are discussed with reference to previous reports. ER -