From symptom relief to interpersonal change: Treatment outcome and effectiveness in inpatient psychotherapy.
This study evaluated the impact of psychodynamic inpatient psychotherapy on patients' psychological distress and interpersonal problems during the course of treatment and 1 year later. A total of 156 patients were assessed with the Symptom Checklist-90-Revised and the Inventory of Interpersonal Problems at intake, 4 weeks later, and at the end of therapy. The follow-up assessment was conducted 1 year later. Results support psychodynamic approaches as well as the phase model, which stresses that the goals to be achieved by psychotherapeutic interventions are not only improvement of well-being and symptoms but also changes in interpersonal behavior. Consequently, on a long-term basis, the first 4 weeks of therapy seem to be insufficient, especially for adequate changes on the interpersonal level.
Haase
Matthias
M
Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany.
Frommer
Jörg
J
Franke
Gabriele-Helga
GH
Hoffmann
Thilo
T
Schulze-Muetzel
Jörg
J
Jäger
Susanne
S
Grabe
Hans-Jörgen
HJ
Spitzer
Carsten
C
Schmitz
Norbert
N
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000275:Adjustment Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D000328:Adult; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010343:Patient Admission; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D011594:Psychometrics; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D055815:Young Adult