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[Indication decision in preliminary talks of a psychiatric day hospital]
Yvonne Kappes1, Petra Garlipp, Marcel Sieberer
1AMEOS-Klinikum Hildesheim. ykap.psy@hildesheim.ameos.de
Objective:
The aim of this study is to assess relevant patient- and therapist-associated traits for indication decision for a psychiatric day hospital.
Methods:
Therapeutic assessments concerning emotional experience, initial working relationship and disorder-related criteria were investigated after 155 preliminary talks at one day hospital.
Results:
A higher patient`s motivation and a current symptomatology predict a positive indication outcome. Patients who do not start treatment although a positive indication are significantly less motivated, a personality disorder is suspected more likely and the quality of the working relationship tends to be worse than in the admitted patients.
Conclusions:
Preliminary talks have a selective function concerning the indication for day hospital treatment.
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