title: [An internet connecting bridge between specialized institution and the daily routine].
abstract: The "Internet-Brücke" is intended to facilitate the patient's return from a specialist institution for psychotherapy and psychosomatics to the everyday setting. Participants meet once a week in an internet chat room. The open group sessions are accompanied by a group therapist, and their overall availability is limited to 12-15 weeks. This option was greatly welcomed by the patients, and from the technical point of view proved reliable, secure and easy to use. In a prospective, controlled study, the "Internet-Brücke" turned out to be an effective means of maintaining the health improvements achieved during institutionalized treatment.This option would appear to be strongly indicated when continued, post-institution treatment either cannot be provided at all, or only after too long a delay.
authors.affiliation: Zentrum für Psychosoziale Medizin, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg. hans.kordy@med.uni-heidlberg.de
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kordy
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Haug
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wolf
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dogs
mesh_terms: D000359:Aftercare; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003419:Crisis Intervention; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D010351:Patient Discharge; D011613:Psychotherapy; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D016896:Treatment Outcome