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Barlow, David H., (1996) "Health Care Policy, Psychotherapy Research, and the Future of Psychotherapy", American Psychologist, 51(10) 1050-1058

Seligman, Martin E.P., (1995) "The Effectiveness of Psychotherapy", American Psychologist, 50(12) 965-974

Howard, K.I., Moras, K., Brill, P.L., Martinovich, Z., & Lutz, W. (1996). Evaluation of psychotherapy: Efficacy, effectiveness, and patient progress. American Psychologist, 51, 1059-1064.

Borkovec, T.D., & Castonguay, L. (1998). What is the scientific meaning of empirically supported therapy? Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology,66, 136-142.

Kotkin, Mark, Daviet, Charles, & Gurin, Joel, (1996) "The Consumer Reports mental health survey", American Psychologist, 51(10) 1080-1082

Goldfried, M.R., Borkovec, T.D., Clarkin, J.F., Johnson, L.D., & Parry, G. (1999). Toward the development of a clinically useful approach to psychotherapy research. JCLP/In Session, 55, 1385-1405.

Addis, M.E., Wade, W.A., & Hatgis, C. (1999). Barriers to dissemination of evidence-based practices: addressing practitioners' concerns about manual-based psychotherapies. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 6, 430-441.

Ogles, B.M., & Lunnen,K.M. (1996). Assessing outcome in practice. Journal of Mental Health, 5, 35-46.

Froyd, J.E., Lambert, M.J. & Froyd, J.D. (1996). A review of the practices of psychotherapy outcome measurement. Journal of Mental Health, 5, 11-15.

Abrahamson, D.J. (1999). Outcomes, guidelines, and manuals: On leading horses to water. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 6, 467-471.

Street, L.L., Niederehe, G., & Lebowitz, B.D.(2000). Toward greater public health relevance for psychotherapeutic intervention research: An NIMH workshop report. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 7, 127-137.

Berman, W.H., Rosen, C.S., Hurt, S.W., & Kolarz, C.M. (1998). Toto, we're not in Kansas anymore: measuring and using outcomes in behavioral health care. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 5, 115-133.

Barlow, D.H. (1996). The effectiveness of psychotherapy: Science and practice. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 3, 236-240.

NIMH (1998). Bridging Science and Service.

Borus, J.F., Olendski, M.C., Kessler, L., Burns, B.J., Brandt, U.C., Boverman, C.A., & Hesderson, P.R. (1985). The 'offset' effect of mental health treatment on ambulatory medical care utilization and charges. Archives of General Psychiatry, 42, 573-580.

Greenberg, P.E., Stiglin, LE., Finkelstein, S.N., & Berndt, E.R. (1993). The economic burden of depression in 1990. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 54, 405-418.

Geigle, R., &Jones, S.B. (1990). Outcomes measurement: A report from the front. Inquiry, 27, 7-13.

Langfitt, I.W. (1991). Outcomes management. Surgical Neurology, 1, 111-115.

Lohr, K.N. (1988). Outcomes measurement: concepts and questions. Inquiry, 25, 37-50.

Rost, K., Smith, G.R., et al. (1992). Measuring the outcomes of care for mental health problems: The case of the depressive disorders. Medical Care, 30, MS266-MS273.

Wetzler, H.P., & Ellwood, P. M. (1991). Successful outcomes management. Frontiers of Health Sevices Management, 8, 58-61.

Hiatt, D., & Hargrave, G.E. (1995). The characteristics of highly effective therapists in managed behavioral provider networks,. Behavioral Healthcare Tomorrow, 4, 19-22.

Bilbrey, J., & Bilbrey, P. (1995). Judging, trusting, and utilizing outcomes data: A survey of behavioral healthcare payors,. Behavioral Healthcare Tomorrow, 4, 62-65.