MATCH’s Impact

MATCH Facts & Reaserch

Quick MATCH Facts and Research

MATCH clients improve more quickly than clients receiving usual care (i.e, clinicians using treatments they usually use) and clients receiving traditional manualized treatments (i.e., other evidence-based treatments that focus on a single diagnosis such as anxiety or depression).

Citation: Weisz, J.R., Chorpita, B.F., Palinkas, L.A., Schoenwald, S.K., Miranda, J., Bearman,S.K., Daleiden, E.L., Ugueto, A.M., Ho, A., Martin, J., Gray, J., Alleyne, A., Langer, D.A., Southam-Gerow, M.A., Gibbons, R.D., and the Research Network on Youth Mental Health. (2012). Testing standard and modular designs for psychotherapy with youth depression, anxiety, and conduct problems: A randomized effectiveness trial. Archives of General Psychiatry, 69 (3), 274-282. https://doi.org/10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2011.147

Article Link (Free Public Access): https://doi.org/10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2011.147

MATCH clients had shorter treatment duration than usual care (i.e, clinicians using treatments they usually use) and community-implemented treatment (i.e., other evidence-based treatments mandated by the county where the research took place).

Article Link (Free Public Access): https://doi.org/10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2011.147

Citation: Chorpita, B.F., Daleiden, E.L., Park, A.L., Ward, A. M., Levy, M. C., Cromley, T., Chiu, A. W., Letamendi, A. M., Tsai, H. H., & Krull, J. L. (2017). Child STEPs in California: A randomized effectiveness trial comparing modular treatment with community implemented treatment for youth with anxiety, depression, conduct problems, or traumatic stress. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 85, 13-25. https://content.apa.org/record/2016-40663-001

Article Link (Not Publicly Accessible): https://content.apa.org/record/2016-40663-001

MATCH clients had greater reduction in number of problem areas than usual care (i.e, clinicians using treatments they usually use).

Article Link (Free Public Access): https://doi.org/10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2011.147

Therapists who utilize MATCH demonstrated higher satisfaction than usual care (i.e, clinicians using treatments they usually use).

Article Link (Not Publicly Accessible): https://content.apa.org/record/2016-40663-001

MATCH is more cost effective to implement than most evidence-based practices.

Citation: Okamura, K. H., Benjamin Wolk, C. L., Kang-Yi, C. D., Stewart, R., Rubin, R. M., Weaver, S., Evans, A. C., Cidav, Z., Beidas, R. S., & Mandell, D. S. (2018). The price per prospective consumer of providing therapist training and consultation in seven evidence-based treatments within a large public behavioral health system: An example cost-analysis metric. Frontiers in Public Health, 5, 356. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2017.00356

Article Link (Free Public Access): https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2017.00356

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