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Evidence-Based Case Conceptualization | South Central MIRECC

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About Evidence-Based Case Conceptualization and Treatment Planning for Complex Presentations: A Quick Guide

This guide will help clinicians better understand and plan treatments to address co-occurring mental health conditions. Clinicians will learn how to use measurement-based care during case conceptualization and treatment planning. They will learn to take a flexible, Veteran-centered approach to planning care over time. The guide:

  • Provides an overview of case conceptualization for complex presentations, including core concepts and definitions, clinical complexity and comorbidity, case conceptualization, and tips.
  • Discusses measurement-based care (MBC) in case conceptualization, including examples, MBC as a transdiagnostic tool, MBC quick reference, and tips.
  • Covers treatment planning for comorbid presentations, including clinical practice guidelines (CPGs), basic steps to treatment planning for psychiatric comorbidities, shared decision making for initial treatment planning, and tips.
  • Published 2025

Developers

Elizabeth Nosen, PhD and Kelly Buckholdt, PhD. Editors: Jennifer L. Bryan PhD and Ali Abbas Asghar-Ali, MD.

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Use of these Materials and Finding VA Health Care

Please note that the health care information provided in these materials is for educational purposes only. It does not replace the role of a medical practitioner for advice on care and treatment. If you are looking for professional medical care, find your local VA healthcare center by using the VA Location Directory. This page may contain links that will take you outside of the Department of Veterans Affairs website. VA does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of the linked websites.

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Last updated: August 4, 2025

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