title: [The outcome of inpatient psychotherapy and previous psychotherapy duration].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The previous psychotherapy duration was the main independent variable.
  
  
  METHODS
  301 patients successively reporting for inpatient treatment in the Clinic of Neurotic Disorders received questionnaires. 274 patients completed the treatment and returned all the tests and were divided into three groups: a) those without previous psychotherapy, b) those with the experience of previous short-term therapy, c) those with previous long-term psychotherapy. The following tools were used: Hopkins Symptom Checklist, Sense of Coherence, Questionnaire of Motivation, and Adjective Check List.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Previous psychotherapy duration discriminates symptoms, coherence, motivational factors, personality aspects, both in the beginning of psychotherapy and at the time of discharge from the hospital.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Nerwic IPiN w Warszawie.
authors.forename: Witold
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gajowy
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mikułowicz
authors.forename: Paweł
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sala
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D009497:Neurotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011044:Poland; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D011614:Psychotherapy, Brief / Q000379:methods; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group / Q000379:methods; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012803:Sick Role; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome