title: [Patients with depressive diseases evaluate therapeutic services after discharge from inpatient psychiatric treatment].
abstract: On an average of 16 months after discharge a questionnaire was sent to 156 female patients with depressive disorders who underwent treatment in an open psychiatric ward of the Nervenkrankenhaus Bayreuth during the years 1987 and 1988. The patients were asked to estimate the therapeutical value of treatment-elements available during the hospitalization. In each of the two diagnostic subgroups (endogenous vs. psychogenic depressive disorders) 60% of the patients sent the questionnaire back. Out of a great number of findings prominence must be given to the fact that independent of the diagnosis some therapeutical elements got especially high ratings: close interpersonal contacts, individual psychotherapy and efforts toward rehabilitation. The same could be found for therapeutical elements that were considered less helpful with regard to improvement of complaints and symptoms: somatic therapies, group-psychotherapy, talks with nurses and therapeutical activities that require autonomy as well as continuous collaboration. Differences between the diagnostic subgroups concerning the given ratings are discussed. In consideration of the so far published literature it is attempted to assess the significance of this study's main results in regard to treatment of patients with depressive disorders.
authors.affiliation: Nervenkrankenhaus des Bezirks Oberfranken, Bayreuth.
authors.forename: T W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Kallert
mesh_terms: D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006760:Hospitalization; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010351:Patient Discharge; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D012931:Social Environment
vernacular_title: Patientinnen mit depressiven Erkrankungen bewerten nach Entlassung die therapeutischen Angebote einer psychiatrischen Klinikbehandlung.