JOHN S. LYONS, PhD, is Director of the Mental Health Services andPolicy Program at Northwestern University Medical School. He isresponsible for the design and implementation of an integratedoutcomes management system for inpatient psychiatry.

KENNETH I. HOWARD, PhD, is Professor of Psychology and Psychiatryat Northwestern. He is the founder and President of the Society forPsychotherapy Research and the author of COMPASS, one of the mostwidely used outcomes assessment measurements. Dr. Howard recentlyreceived the Distinguished Contribution to Knowledge inProfessional Psychology award from the American PsychologicalAssociation.

MICHAEL T. O'MAHONEY, PhD, is Director of the Northwestern ManagedMental Health Program, which provides mental health services formore than 40,000 individuals in Chicago and outlying areas.

JENNIFER D. LISH is a psychometrician on staff at COMPASSInformation Services in King of Prussia, PA.