Mental health treatment outcome by sex, diagnosis, and treatment agency.

Analyzed the effect of client characteristics and treatment on 9 dimensions of functioning (e.g., sociolegal, thought processes, and interpersonal relations) among 1,519 male and 1,877 female patients. MANOVA yielded consistent and significant differences in levels of functioning at admission as a function of sex, treatment setting, and diagnosis. Women with transient disorders showed the most adequate functioning. A Diagnosis?×?Agency interaction was also significant and indicated greater differences in functioning at admission between hospitalized and nonhospitalized Ss with "less severe" diagnoses than for Ss with schizophrenia or personality disorders. Subsequently, MANCOVA was used to partial out the effects of admission level of functioning on terminal level of functioning. Several significant differential effects of treatment and client characteristics were noted. There were fewer differences at termination than at admission, and significant differences in terminal level of functioning were observed by sex, diagnosis, and treatment agency. The interaction of sex and diagnosis was significant as was the interaction between agency and diagnosis. (9 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)