[Success in inpatient psychotherapy--results of a catamnesis project in a specialist hospital for psychogenic diseases].

Abstract

The article reports on the quantitative and qualitative successes of inpatient psychotherapy within the framework of a catamnesis project that was started in 1986. All the patients of one year completed at the beginning and before the end of their inpatient treatment the PSKB of Rudolf, parts of the FAPK (Koch) and the Giessen test. One year later an abridged version and 3 years later the complete questionnaire material were collected. At the end of their course 12.5% of the patients complained of deterioration, whereas 20% did not report any change and 67.6% stated that their condition had improved. The therapeutic success did not diminish during the period covered by the catamnesis. By means of a factor analysis it was possible to extract 13 factors in the PSKB that were used as basis for the profiles of the findings.