Course of illness following specialized inpatient treatment for women with trauma-related psychopathology.
The authors report findings from repeated assessments of 101 women who received intensive inpatient treatment focused on trauma-related disorders. All patients were assessed at admission and discharge, and half were reassessed at 1-year follow-up. Measures included the Global Assessment Scale, Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale, Brief Symptom Inventory, Role Functioning Scales, Follow-up Adjustment Scale, and Client Satisfaction Questionnaire. As a group, patients improved substantially during hospitalization and maintained gains at follow-up, although they showed a trend toward relapse in some symptom areas. However, a substantial minority of patients continued to show severe impairment at follow-up. In light of continual need for changes in clinical programs in the face of declining reimbursement, there is a pressing need for future outcome research on specialized trauma programs to relate subsequent clinical course to specific treatment interventions.
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Menninger Clinic, Topeka, KS 66601-0829, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004213:Dissociative Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010343:Patient Admission; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*