title: [Day hospital treatment of depressive patients].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Day hospital treatment offers diverse therapeutical options for depressive patients. Which are those and which depressive clientele visits a general psychiatric day hospital?
  
  
  METHODS
  In order to find answers to this question the literature was searched, a 7-year-evaluation of the clientele of the day hospital of the Hannover Medical School and two vignettes are presented.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The effectiveness of day hospital treatment for depressive patients is proved by the literature, especially for the elderly. Advantages and limitations of day hospital treatment in depressive patients are discussed including results of an own study.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  An individually adapted day hospital treatment can be an effective treatment for depressive patients.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung Sozialpsychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, 30625 Hannover. garlipp.petra@mh-hannover.de
authors.forename: Petra
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Garlipp
authors.forename: Bernd Rüdiger
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Brüggemann
authors.forename: Klaus-Peter
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Seidler
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003631:Day Care, Medical; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007206:Individuality; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010343:Patient Admission; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012008:Recurrence; D016896:Treatment Outcome