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NEWS FROM POLARIS

Since Polaris Health Directions first opened its door in 1997, team members have been making waves in the field of outcomes management. Here you will find press releases and news on the company and the tireless efforts of its employees to advance understanding of what works when it comes to addressing behavioral health and associated medical issues. If you are a member of the press, and would like to speak to someone at Polaris, please e-mail us at moreinfo@polarishealth.com.

 PRESS RELEASES

➠ POLARIS HEALTH DIRECTIONS AND MAGELLAN HEALTH SERVICES TO PRESENT ON POLARIS-YOUTH AT CANS CONFERENCE (March 9, 2010)

➠ INNOVATION IN ASSESSMENT IMPROVES SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT OUTCOMES (Jan. 25, 2010)

➠ POLARIS PRESENTS ON DV PRODUCT AT THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HEALTH AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE (OCT. 13, 2009)

➠ POLARIS AWARDED PHASE II GRANT FOR ONCOLOGY SYSTEM (OCT. 8, 2009)

➠ POLARIS HAS MOVED. CLICK HERE FOR OUR NEW ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER (OCT. 6, 2009)

➠ POLARIS AWARDED NIDA CONTRACT TO CREATE STaRS FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT AND REFERRAL (MAY 2009)

➠ POLARIS HEALTH DIRECTIONS AWARDED NIDA PHASE II GRANT FOR DARSSA SYSTEM (July 2008)

 ➠ POLARIS AWARDED PHASE II GRANT FOR ITS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SYSTEM (MAY 2008)

➠ POLARIS HEALTH DIRECTIONS AWARDED ONCOLOGY GRANT (Oct. 10, 2006)

➠ POLARIS HEALTH DIRECTIONS AWARDED GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT (Sept. 15, 2006)

➠ POLARIS AWARDED PHASE II GRANT FOR A SYSTEM TO SERVE CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM (June 2006)

➠ POLARIS HEALTH DIRECTIONS AWARDED DARSSA GRANT (March 16, 2006)

➠ POLARIS HEALTH DIRECTIONS ANNOUNCES INITIATIVES FOR 2006 (Jan. 5, 2006)

➠ POLARIS HEALTH DIRECTIONS OFFERS SOFTWARE FOR MEDICAL-BEHAVIORAL INTEGRATION TO NCCBH (October 2005)

➠ POLARIS-YOUTH SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED IN CHILDREN'S WRAP-AROUND SERVICES (September 2005)

➠ POLARIS PRESIDENT TO PRESENT AT "IMPROVING BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE USING OUTCOMES MEASUREMENT" CONFERENCE (September 2005)

➠ NIH AWARDS NEW GRANT TO POLARIS HEALTH DIRECTIONS (September 2005)

➠ POLARIS SCIENTIFIC ADVISER JOHN LYONS, Ph.D., PUBLISHES NEW BOOK (September 2005)

➠ POLARIS HEALTH DIRECTIONS PUBLISHED IN ARCHIVES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE (June 2005)

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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS FROM POLARIS STAFF

Toche-Manley, L.L. (May 2008). Good for the Women or the Children? Changing the way we view and fund treatment in abused families. Invitation for article for HAT ezine for Women’s Health.

Toche-Manley, L.L., Grissom, G. R. (2007). Recovery Outcome Management System (ROMS): Combining ANSA with Consumer Self-Report. In J. S. Lyons & D. A. Weiner (Eds.) Behavioral health care: Assessment, service planning, and total clinical outcomes management. Kingston, NJ: Civic Research Institute.

Toche-Manley, L.L., Nankin, M., Dietzen, L. (2004). "Using outcome data to create clinical change: Foundations and example." Child and Youth Care Forum, 33(1), 51-67.

Grissom, G. and Phillips, R. (2005): “Screening for Depression: This is the Heart of the Matter.” Archives of Internal Medicine 165 (11), 1214-1216.

Eisen, S.V, Toche-Manley, L.L., Grissom, G.R. (2004). "Equivalence of a Computer and Paper-and-Pencil Mental Health Survey Among Individuals with Mental Disorders." Psychiatric Services, 55 (11), 1315-1317.

Grissom, G.R., Lyons, J. & Lutz, W. (2003). “Standing on the Shoulders of a Giant: Development of an Outcome Management System Based on the Dose Model and Phase Theory of Psychotherapy." Journal of Psychotherapy Research. 12(4) 397-412

Lueger, R.J., Howard, K.I., Martinovich, Z., Lutz, W., Anderson, E.E., & Grissom, G. (2001). "Assessing treatment progress of individual patients using Expected Treatment Response Models." Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, Vol. 69, 150-158.

Grissom, G. (2001): “Matching Substance Abuse Patients to Services”, in Dickey, B. and Sederer, L. (Eds.) Achieving Quality in Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Services. Wash. D.C: American Psychiatric Press, Inc.

Grissom, G. (2000). “The Advent of Outcomes Management and the Culture of Measurement”, in Behavioral Outcomes and Guidelines Sourcebook. New York: Faulkner and Gray

McLellan, A.T., Grissom, G.R. et al. (1997) “Problem-Service ‘Matching’ in Addiction Treatment.” Archives of General Psychiatry, 54(4).

Grissom, G.R. (1997) “Treatment Outcomes in Inpatient and Substance Abuse Programs.” Psychiatric Annals, 27(2).

Sperry, L., Grissom, G.R. et al. (1997) “Changing Clinician’s Practice Patterns and Managed Care Culture with Outcomes Systems.” Psychiatric Annals, 27(2).

Sperry, L., Brill, P., Howard, K. & Grissom, G. (1996). Treatment Outcomes in Psychotherapy and Psychiatric Interventions. New York: Brunner/Mazel.

McLellan, A.T., Grissom, G.R. et al. (1993) “Private Substance Abuse Treatment: Are Some Programs More Effective than Others?” Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, Vol. 10, 254-254.