title: [Changes in psychopathological symptoms during the waiting period for outpatient psychotherapy].
abstract: This study empirically tests symptom changes in a sample of 106 psychotherapy outpatients during a 6-month waiting period before treatment commencement. Using indirect measurement of change, the patients improve in psychopathological symptoms. Using direct measurement of change, 48% of the outpatients show no significant change in psychopathological symptoms. However, the symptoms of 29% improve and 23% worsen. Using multinomial logistic regression, group membership (no change, positive change, negative change) can be predicted by personality traits for 60% of the patients. Social trust negatively predicts changes for the worse. Liberal gender-role orientation positively predicts improvement. A positive self-concept of ability positively predicts changes for the worse. Moreover sociodemographic variables correctly predict group membership for 57% of the patients. Age positively predicts changes for the worse. Female gender negatively predicts improvement.
authors.affiliation: Fachbereich Psychologie, Universität Trier, Germany. huckert.thomas@gmail.com
authors.forename: Thomas Frank
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Huckert
authors.forename: Petra
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hank
authors.forename: Günter
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Krampen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D010352:Patient Dropouts; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D035502:Trust