PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Colin A. Espie
AU  - Jim White
TI  - The effectiveness of psychological intervention in primary care: a comparative analysis of outcome ratings
DP  - 1986 Jul 01
TA  - The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
PG  - 310--312
VI  - 36
IP  - 288
4099  - http://bjgp.org/content/36/288/310.short
4100  - http://bjgp.org/content/36/288/310.full
SO  - J R Coll Gen Pract1986 Jul 01; 36
AB  - 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.