[Treatment of psychological disorders by the family doctor].
The authors investigated 191 patients with psychological disorders that had been treated exclusively by their family doctor. They used a questionnaire which systematically replicated the Consumer-Reports-Study executed in the USA in 1994. The investigation came to the conclusion that only the behavior and the attitude of the treating doctor showed influence on the result of treatment, the improvement of the symptoms and the satisfaction with the treatment. A supportive attitude increased the chance of improvement of the symptoms and the patients' satisfaction clearly. In addition, patients who felt supported by their doctor also indicated a significantly better effectiveness of a supplementary medication and complained clearly less about unwanted side effects than the patients who felt not supported by the doctor.
Institut für Psychoanalyse, Psychotherapie und Psychosomatische Medizin, Universitätskliniken des Saarlandes, Homburg/Saar. s.hartmann@rz.uni-sb.de
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010821:Physicians, Family; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000193:education; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires