Private Psychotherapy Patients of Psychiatrist Psychoanalysts

Objective:The characteristics of private psychotherapy patients of medical psychoanalysts are described. Method:A structured interview was administered to 51 medical psychoanalysts. Patients' demographic characteristics, historical features, and other clinically relevant aspects of behavior wer...

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Published in:The American journal of psychiatry 1998-12, Vol.155 (12), p.1772-1774
Main Authors: Friedman, Richard C., Bucci, Wilma, Christian, Christopher, Drucker, Philip, Garrison, Webb Black
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age Factors
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Characteristics
Cohort Studies
Data Collection
Feasibility Studies
Female
Humans
Individual psychotherapy
Male
Medical sciences
Mental disorders
Mental Disorders - classification
Mental Disorders - epidemiology
Mental Disorders - therapy
Middle Aged
Patients
Practice Patterns, Physicians
Private practice
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales - statistics & numerical data
Psychiatry
Psychoanalysis
Psychoanalysis - statistics & numerical data
Psychoanalytic Therapy
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Psychotherapies. Psychological and clinical counseling
Psychotropic Drugs - therapeutic use
Religion
Sex Factors
Therapy
Treatments
USA
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Summary:Objective:The characteristics of private psychotherapy patients of medical psychoanalysts are described. Method:A structured interview was administered to 51 medical psychoanalysts. Patients' demographic characteristics, historical features, and other clinically relevant aspects of behavior were assessed.Results:Of 575 patients, 88% had at least one axis I disorder and 46% had at least one axis I and one axis II disorder. Treatment duration varied from less than 6 months to more than 6 years. Forty-three percent of the patients were also treated with psychotropic drugs.Conclusions:The patients in this cohort met the criteria for DSM-IV psychiatric disorders, had lifetime histories of major psychiatric disturbances, and were not the "worried well." Am J Psychiatry 1998; 155: 1772-1774
ISSN:0002-953X
1535-7228
DOI:10.1176/ajp.155.12.1772