title: [Efficacy of short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy vs treatment as usual in a sample of patients with anxiety and depressive disorders].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical efficacy of short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy (STPP) in comparison with treatment as usual (TAU) in treatment of patients suffering from anxiety and depressive disorders.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty patients were recruited from the Psychotherapy Service, University of Milan, Department of Psychiatry, at Milan's IRCCS Foundation Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico with the diagnosis of depressive or anxiety disorders according to DSM-IV-TR criteria. These subjects were randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to an intervention group (STPP) or control group (TAU) for 12 months (T1). Each patient was clinically evaluated at the moment of recruitment (T0) and after 12 months using a battery composed of these scales: Clinical Global Impression Scale (CGI), Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90-R), Inventory of Interpersonal Problems (IIP).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Statistical analysis highlighted significant improvements (p<0.05) for the group treated with STPP in every clinical scale. Instead control group revealed significant changes (p<0.05) only for SCL-90 scale scores. We noticed a clinical improvement in both groups without particular differences, but the IIP scores went through a significant higher enhancement only in STPP group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our results suggest that STPP is so effective as TAU in treatment of anxiety and depressive disorders. Moreover STPP leads to a better recover of relational functioning.
authors.forename: Cinzia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bressi
authors.forename: Emanuela Paola
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Nocito
authors.forename: Erika Alessandra
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Milanese
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fronza
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Della Valentina
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Castagna
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Porcellana
authors.forename: Maura
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bruzzese
authors.forename: Lucia Roberta
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Baratta
authors.forename: Eleonora
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Minacapelli
authors.forename: Elisabetta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dipasquale
authors.forename: Giulia Alessandra
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Capra
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011614:Psychotherapy, Brief; D064889:Psychotherapy, Psychodynamic; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D063189:Symptom Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome