[Attainment of generic therapy goals in a specialized group psychotherapy for phobic outpatients].
Individual therapy goals of psychotherapy patients either focus on symptom relief (disorder specific) or on improvements also in other functional areas (generic). The present study with 62 outpatients in a cognitive behavioral group psychotherapy (CBGT) investigated whether patients attain their disorder specific goals better than their generic therapy goals. Results indicated that patients reached disorder specific goals to a higher degree than the generic goals, although the group treatment specifically targeted the disorder specific goals. Implications of the results for the assessment and therapy of phobic patients are discussed.
Trachsel
Manuel
M
Psychiatrische Dienste Thun, Schweiz.
Itten
Simon
S
Stauffer
Barbara
B
Holtforth
Martin Grosse
MG
Hofer
Dieter
D
D000328:Adult; D000379:Agoraphobia / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D005260:Female; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D016584:Panic Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D016896:Treatment Outcome