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Which neurotic patients are treated with psychotherapy?
1Department of Mental Health, Medical School, University of Aberdeen.
The International Journal of Social Psychiatry
|January 1, 1989
Summary
Psychotherapy availability for neurosis patients depends on diagnosis, self-harm history, age, marital status, and proximity to the hospital. Other factors like sex or socio-economic status did not influence treatment offers.
Area of Science:
- Psychiatry
- Clinical Psychology
Background:
- Neurosis encompasses a range of mental health conditions.
- Psychotherapy is a common treatment modality for neurosis.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify factors influencing the offer of psychotherapy to newly referred neurosis patients.
- To understand disparities in accessing mental health treatment.
Main Methods:
- Retrospective analysis of 336 newly referred neurosis cases.
- Statistical examination of patient demographics and clinical history against treatment offer.
Main Results:
- 170 (51%) patients were offered psychotherapy.
- Factors positively associated with receiving psychotherapy included: anxiety/phobic neurosis diagnosis, no history of self-harm, age under 51, married/single status, and living within 20 miles of the hospital.
- Sex, duration of disorder, socio-economic status, employment, alcohol abuse history, and family mental disorder history were not significant predictors.
Conclusions:
- Access to psychotherapy for neurosis is influenced by specific clinical and demographic factors.
- Patient characteristics play a role in treatment allocation for mental health services.