[Success of psychotherapy referral of a psychosomatic consultation service among neurologic inpatients].
OBJECTIVE
This study investigates the success of recommendations for psychotherapy given in a psychosomatic consultation service to neurological inpatients.


METHODS
In 2005, a subset of 401 (55.7 %) former neurologic inpatients from the initial sample of 720 who underwent psychosomatic consultation between 1999 and 2004 completed follow-up questionnaires to telephone interviews.


RESULTS
279 (69.6 %) participants stated that they had received a recommendation for in- or outpatient psychotherapy during the psychosomatic consultation. Of these, 152 (54.5 %) followed this recommendation. No differences in age, gender, familial status, initial symptoms, and diagnoses were detected between those who underwent psychotherapy and those who did not. Patients who underwent psychotherapy reported significant improvement of symptoms, less impairment, and less disability.


CONCLUSIONS
A psychosomatic consultation may be a useful adjunct to neurological diagnostics in order to determine the correct diagnosis and therapy for patients with pseudo-neurological symptoms or evidence of psychological problems.
Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie, Universitätsklinikum Münster, Domagkstr. 22, 48149 Münster.
Ira
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Seibel
Tanya
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Imai
Christian
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Holzapfel
Ingo W
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Husstedt
Gereon
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Heuft
Gudrun
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Schneider
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000523:psychology; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D055815:Young Adult
Erfolg von Psychotherapieempfehlungen bei psychosomatischen Konsiliarpatienten einer neurologischen Station.