Date: Jul 28, 2010 Source: (
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The Canadian Department of National Defense will continue its use of Polaris-MH (mental health), a computer-based behavioral health assessment that supports clinicians as they plan, manage and improve the mental health treatment of adults.
The Canadian Department of National Defense has extended its contract with Polaris Health Directions for the continued use of Polaris-MH (mental health), a computer-based behavioral health assessment that supports clinicians as they plan, manage and improve the mental health treatment of adults.
The Stadacona clinic, a medical facility in Halifax, N.S. that serves the Canadian military, has been using Polaris-MH to support the evaluation and treatment of the Canadian Forces since 2006.
"It is very gratifying to hear from the staff at Stadacona that Polaris-MH has played an important role supporting the treatment of Canadian soldiers as they deal with the stresses of military service, including those returning from overseas deployments," said Dr. Grant Grissom, president of Polaris. "We are proud to be part of their support system."
As part of the agreement, Polaris will customize Polaris-MH to include a French language version for the assessment, which includes mental health and addictive disorders components. In addition, the enhanced system will measure a patient's progress in relation to an Expected Treatment Response (ETR), an evidence-based method to help clinicians determine whether treatment is working. The ETR is derived from an extensive database of clinical outcomes and adjusted for the severity of the patient's symptoms and the patient's treatment history, motivation and strengths. The patient's progress is monitored in relation to the ETR.
