Private psychotherapy patients of psychiatrist psychoanalysts.
OBJECTIVE
The characteristics of private psychotherapy patients of medical psychoanalysts are described.


METHODS
A structured interview was administered to 51 medical psychoanalysts. Patients' demographic characteristics, historical features, and other clinically relevant aspects of behavior were assessed.


RESULTS
Of 575 patients, 88% had at least one axis I disorder and 46% had at least one axis I and one axis II disorder. Treatment duration varied from less than 6 months to more than 6 years. Forty-three percent of the patients were also treated with psychotropic drugs.


CONCLUSIONS
The patients in this cohort met the criteria for DSM-IV psychiatric disorders, had lifetime histories of major psychiatric disturbances, and were not the "worried well."
Friedman
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American Academy of Psychoanalysis, USA. drrcf@aol.com
Bucci
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Christian
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Drucker
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Garrison
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D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003625:Data Collection; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000145:classification* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011572:Psychoanalysis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012067:Religion; D012737:Sex Factors
D011619:Psychotropic Drugs