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[Day hospital treatment of depressive patients]
Petra Garlipp1, Bernd Rüdiger Brüggemann, Klaus-Peter Seidler
1Abteilung Sozialpsychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, 30625 Hannover. garlipp.petra@mh-hannover.de
Objective:
Day hospital treatment offers diverse therapeutical options for depressive patients. Which are those and which depressive clientele visits a general psychiatric day hospital?
Methods:
In order to find answers to this question the literature was searched, a 7-year-evaluation of the clientele of the day hospital of the Hannover Medical School and two vignettes are presented.
Results:
The effectiveness of day hospital treatment for depressive patients is proved by the literature, especially for the elderly. Advantages and limitations of day hospital treatment in depressive patients are discussed including results of an own study.
Conclusions:
An individually adapted day hospital treatment can be an effective treatment for depressive patients.
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