2023 Clinical Outcomes & Key Findings
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About Lifeskills South Florida
As a national center of clinical excellence, Lifeskills South Florida has been a trusted provider, dually licensed to treat complex psychiatric disorders, substance abuse disorders, and process addictions. Helping individuals in their recovery journeys for over 30 years, Lifeskills offers a full continuum of care, including detoxification, intensive residential, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient levels of care, and transitional housing.
What Makes Lifeskills Different?
Dually Licensed

Fully Accredited
All levels of care are fully accredited by CARF or Joint Commission, and our transitional living services are certified by the Florida Association of Recovery Residences (FARR).

Clinical Expertise
Our treatment team includes a quintuple-board certified psychiatrist and licensed doctoral- and master’s-level clinicians with multiple certifications in their specialties.
Clinically Excellent Care Informed By Research & Training
LIfeskills has a tailored, comprehensive outcomes measurement approach that aligns with the diagnostic categories we treat using our unique clinical pathways. Clients at Lifeskills participate in an integrated care regimen based on their individual clinical needs. Our treatment team includes a quintuple board-certified physician and licensed doctoral and master’s level clinicians with multiple certifications in their respective specialties. Lifeskills utilizes a wide variety of evaluation tools to inform client care, including:
- The Behavior & Symptom Identification Scale (BASIS-24) is a 24-item assessment that identifies various symptoms and problems across the diagnostic spectrum.
- The Difficulties in Emotional Regulation Scale (DERS) assesses the effectiveness of DBT.
- The Drug Attitude Inventory (DAI-10) demonstrates an individual’s positive endorsement of why they are taking their medication and adhering to the psychiatric protocol.
- The Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) is a 24-item symptom scale used by clinicians to assess and measure psychiatric symptoms.
- The Short Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Rating Interview (SPRINT) is a PTSD global assessment tool that assesses symptoms of intrusion, avoidance, numbing and arousal, and related aspects of PTSD.

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Previous Reports
2023 Client Demographics & Diagnoses
Patient Complexity
81% of clients had 2 or more co-occurring diagnoses confirmed at admission
Age
Primary Diagnosis
Secondary Diagnosis
Total Discharges: 333 | Average Length of Stay: 54 days
2023 Outcomes:
Lifeskills Residential Services
Post-pandemic, client symptom complexity and severity have continued to be more acute due to an ongoing trend of individuals delaying treatment for longer than they did pre-pandemic. This elevated acuity trend is seen across the US, and Lifeskills has responded with programmatic adjustments to care for those with more complex psychiatric conditions.
Behavior & Symptom Identification Scale (BASIS-24)
Post-pandemic, client symptom complexity and severity have continued to be more acute due to an ongoing trend of individuals delaying treatment for longer than they did pre-pandemic. This elevated acuity trend is seen across the U.S., and Lifeskills has responded with programmatic adjustments to care for those with more complex psychiatric conditions.
5-Year Average Results
Difficulties in Emotional Regulation Scale (DERS)
5-Year
Average Results
Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS)
2023 Average Change
5-Year Longitudinal Average
Drug Attitude Inventory (DAI-10)
5-Year results of clients reporting a positive relationship with their medications
Of this 100%, 74% of clients reported a
positive attitude with their medications
Short Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Rating Interview (SPRINT)
2-Year Average Client Percent Change
2-Year Average Self-reported Change for “How much do you feel better since beginning treatment?”
Voices from Our Community
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– Susanne Johnson, CAI-II, CBI, CRS, EMR, Clinical Partner of Lifeskills
– Matthew Abraham, Clinical Partner of Lifeskills