Table 1.

Mental health quality measures: key examples

	Description	Examples
Structure	Are adequate personnel, training, facilities, quality improvement infrastructure, information technologies, and policies available for providing care?	Adequate number of components available in assertive community treatment program Availability of mental health specialists in primary care practices Presence of a mental health care manager
Process	Are evidence‐based processes of care delivered?	Percent of patients in mental health program who have documented substance use screening Receipt of adequate dose of psychotherapy Outpatient follow‐up within 7 days after mental health hospitalization discharge
Outcome	Does care improve clinical outcomes?	Functioning (e.g., assessed by WHO‐DAS) Employment (% patients returning to work) Symptoms (e.g., depressive, assessed by PHQ‐9) Recovery

WHO‐DAS – World Health Organization Disability Assessment Scale, PHQ‐9 – Patient Health Questionnaire‐9