title: Outcome study of brief relational-cultural therapy in a women's mental health center.
abstract: The current study is the first to evaluate the effectiveness of a brief relational-cultural model of therapy in a community-based mental health center for women. The study was distinctive in its use of a hybrid model that employed elements of randomized control and naturalistic design. Results showed that the entire treatment group of 91 women improved significantly on all eight outcome measures. Therapeutic gains were maintained at 3- and 6-month follow-ups. The results lend support to the importance of including relational-cultural factors in the treatment of women. An adherence scale/manual was developed and implemented and will allow for replication.
authors.affiliation: Brief Psychotherapy Centre for Women, Women's College Ambulatory Care Centre, Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada. bpcwresearch@hotmail.com
authors.forename: M Anne
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Oakley
authors.forename: Shirley C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Addison
authors.forename: Niva
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Piran
authors.forename: Gary J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Johnston
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Damianakis
authors.forename: Joyce
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Curry
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dunbar
authors.forename: Almuth
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Weigeldt
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003155:Community Mental Health Centers; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D019513:Feminism; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011614:Psychotherapy, Brief / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014850:Waiting Lists; D014930:Women / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult