SCL-90-R Symptom Profiles and Outcome of Short-Term Psychodynamic Group Therapy
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SCL-90-R Symptom Profiles and Outcome of Short-Term Psychodynamic Group Therapy. / Jensen, Hans Henrik; Mortensen, Erik Lykke; Lotz, Martin .
In: ISRN Psychiatry, Vol. 2013, No. Article 540134, 29.04.2013.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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T1 - SCL-90-R Symptom Profiles and Outcome of Short-Term Psychodynamic Group Therapy
AU - Jensen, Hans Henrik
AU - Mortensen, Erik Lykke
AU - Lotz, Martin
PY - 2013/4/29
Y1 - 2013/4/29
N2 - AbstractBackground. Psychodynamic group psychotherapy may not be an optimal treatment for anxiety and agoraphobic symptoms. We explore remission of SCL-90-R Global Severity Index (GSI) and target symptoms in 39 sessions of psychodynamic group therapy. Methods. SCL-90-R “target symptom” profile and GSI remission according to Danish norms were identified in 239 patients and evaluated according to reliable and clinical significant change. Results. Four major groups of target symptom cases (depression, interpersonal sensitivity, anxiety, and phobic anxiety) covered 95.7% of the sample. As opposite to phobic anxiety and anxiety patients, patients with interpersonal sensitivity obtained overall the most optimal outcome. The phobic anxiety scale, social network support, and years of school education were independent predictors of GSI remission, and a low anxiety score and absence of phobic anxiety target symptoms were independent predictors of remission of target symptom pathology. Conclusions. The negative results as associated with the SCL-90-R phobic anxiety scale and the phobic anxiety target symptom group are largely in agreement with recent studies. In contrast, whatever the diagnoses, patients with interpersonal sensitivity target symptom may be especially suited for psychodynamic group therapy. The SCL-90-R subscales may allow for a more complex symptom-related differentiation of patients compared with both diagnoses and GSI symptom load.
AB - AbstractBackground. Psychodynamic group psychotherapy may not be an optimal treatment for anxiety and agoraphobic symptoms. We explore remission of SCL-90-R Global Severity Index (GSI) and target symptoms in 39 sessions of psychodynamic group therapy. Methods. SCL-90-R “target symptom” profile and GSI remission according to Danish norms were identified in 239 patients and evaluated according to reliable and clinical significant change. Results. Four major groups of target symptom cases (depression, interpersonal sensitivity, anxiety, and phobic anxiety) covered 95.7% of the sample. As opposite to phobic anxiety and anxiety patients, patients with interpersonal sensitivity obtained overall the most optimal outcome. The phobic anxiety scale, social network support, and years of school education were independent predictors of GSI remission, and a low anxiety score and absence of phobic anxiety target symptoms were independent predictors of remission of target symptom pathology. Conclusions. The negative results as associated with the SCL-90-R phobic anxiety scale and the phobic anxiety target symptom group are largely in agreement with recent studies. In contrast, whatever the diagnoses, patients with interpersonal sensitivity target symptom may be especially suited for psychodynamic group therapy. The SCL-90-R subscales may allow for a more complex symptom-related differentiation of patients compared with both diagnoses and GSI symptom load.
U2 - 10.1155/2013/540134
DO - 10.1155/2013/540134
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 23738219
VL - 2013
JO - International Scholarly Research Notices
JF - International Scholarly Research Notices
SN - 2090-4452
IS - Article 540134
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