This report presents data about changes in symptoms and functioning among untreated and treated patients applying for service in 24 psychiatric outpatient clinics in New York State during the period of 1 year after intake. The results show that among patients with a poor prognosis—the uneducated, unmarried, unemployed, psychotic patients—the treated recovered more often than untreated patients. Among those with a good prognosis, in contrast, the untreated tended to improve more often than treated patients.