title: [Guidelines for interaction by the therapeutic team in inpatient treatment of patients with chronic neurotic disorders].
abstract: In treatment of in-patients with chronic neurotic disorders we tried both to reduce distress in the therapeutic team (doctors, nurses, other therapists) as usually caused by those patients, and to improve outcome of treatment. Therefore, three to five guidelines on how to deal with the patient were given to the therapeutic team, and illustrated by possible literal statements to the patient. The guidelines aimed at a general interactional approach to the patient and did not determine specific therapeutic interventions. They were set up following principles of Brief Therapy as developed at the Mental Research Institute in Palo Alto. Results of our intervention in treatment of ten patients are reported. The therapeutic team rated the guidelines generally as positive. The therapeutic outcome varied greatly. A comparison with a matched pair control group showed a favourable tendency. Initial ratings by the team of the prescriptions predicted eventual improvement of the patients.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Sozialpsychiatrie, Freie Universität Berlin.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Priebe
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Saupe
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kuhn
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009497:Neurotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011379:Prognosis; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012931:Social Environment
vernacular_title: Interaktionsleitlinien für das therapeutische Team bei der stationären Behandlung von Patienten mit chronisch neurotischen Störungen.