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The Effect of Waiting for Inpatient Psychotherapy for Depression
- Source :
- Zeitschrift fur Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie. 67(1)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the effect of waiting for inpatient psychosomatic psychotherapy and the prediction of treatment outcome from the effect of waiting in depressed patients. Methods: A total of N = 519 patients were assessed for depressive symptoms before their initial intake interview, at the time of their hospital admission (on average 6 weeks after the intake), and at discharge (after eight weeks of inpatient psychotherapy). Results: There was a small to moderate reduction in depressive symptoms from intake interview to hospital admission. This effect was independent from the waiting duration. Latent change from intake interview to hospital admission was a significant moderate predictor of treatment outcome at discharge. Conclusions: Findings imply that the prospect of inpatient psychotherapy may affect patients' depression severity. Furthermore, patients who benefit more from the prospect of treatment may also achieve higher therapeutic effects.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Inpatients
business.industry
Depression
Treatment outcome
Therapeutic effect
Inpatient psychotherapy
medicine.disease
Affect (psychology)
Psychophysiologic Disorders
Intake interview
Psychotherapy
Treatment Outcome
Emergency medicine
Medicine
Major depressive disorder
Humans
business
Depressive symptoms
Depression (differential diagnoses)
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14383608
- Volume :
- 67
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Zeitschrift fur Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....d9cd129ea2143db9de4c5ffa9f5ca7cd