[The outcome of inpatient psychotherapy and previous psychotherapy duration]

The previous psychotherapy duration was the main independent variable.

301 patients successively reporting for inpatient treatment in the Clinic of Neurotic Disorders received questionnaires. 274 patients completed the treatment and returned all the tests and were divided into three groups: a) those without previous psychotherapy, b) those with the experience of previous short-term therapy, c) those with previous long-term psychotherapy. The following tools were used: Hopkins Symptom Checklist, Sense of Coherence, Questionnaire of Motivation, and Adjective Check List.

Previous psychotherapy duration discriminates symptoms, coherence, motivational factors, personality aspects, both in the beginning of psychotherapy and at the time of discharge from the hospital.