PMID- 8033023
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19940815
LR  - 20191210
IS  - 0706-7437 (Print)
IS  - 0706-7437 (Linking)
VI  - 39
IP  - 3
DP  - 1994 Apr
TI  - Do therapist experience, diagnosis and functional level predict outcome in short 
      term psychotherapy?
PG  - 168-76
AB  - The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of clinical diagnosis, 
      functional level and therapist experience on the outcome of brief psychotherapy. 
      Patients (N = 123) were clinically diagnosed and assigned to either a 
      psychiatrist, psychiatry resident, family practice resident or medical student. 
      Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) scores and the Global Severity Index (GSI) 
      of the SCL-90 were rated at baseline, at the end of therapy and at six month 
      follow-up. The Client Satisfaction Questionnaire was also scored after therapy. 
      All groups of patients improved significantly. Neither therapist type and 
      diagnostic category nor their interaction were related to outcome GAF or to GSI. 
      Patients improved irrespective of their baseline symptom severity. Satisfaction 
      with therapy was highly related ot increased functioning and decreased symptom 
      severity. The number of therapy sessions attended by patients was modestly 
      related to outcome and patient satisfaction. The results suggest that many 
      diagnostic groups benefit from brief psychotherapy administered by therapists of 
      varying experience. Furthermore, the results support the practice of having 
      medical students conduct psychotherapy under supervision during their training.
FAU - Propst, A
AU  - Propst A
AD  - Department of Psychiatry, Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital, 
      Montreal, Quebec.
FAU - Paris, J
AU  - Paris J
FAU - Rosberger, Z
AU  - Rosberger Z
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - United States
TA  - Can J Psychiatry
JT  - Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie
JID - 7904187
SB  - IM
MH  - Adjustment Disorders/diagnosis/psychology/therapy
MH  - Adult
MH  - Anxiety Disorders/diagnosis/psychology/therapy
MH  - Clinical Clerkship
MH  - *Clinical Competence
MH  - Depressive Disorder/diagnosis/psychology/therapy
MH  - Family Practice/education
MH  - Female
MH  - Follow-Up Studies
MH  - Humans
MH  - Internship and Residency
MH  - Male
MH  - Mental Disorders/diagnosis/psychology/*therapy
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Multivariate Analysis
MH  - Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care/statistics & numerical data
MH  - *Patient Care Team
MH  - *Patient Satisfaction
MH  - Personality Assessment/statistics & numerical data
MH  - Personality Disorders/diagnosis/psychology/therapy
MH  - Psychiatric Status Rating Scales/statistics & numerical data
MH  - Psychiatry/education
MH  - Psychotherapy, Brief/*methods/statistics & numerical data
MH  - *Social Adjustment
MH  - Stress, Psychological/complications
EDAT- 1994/04/01 00:00
MHDA- 1994/04/01 00:01
CRDT- 1994/04/01 00:00
PHST- 1994/04/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1994/04/01 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1994/04/01 00:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1177/070674379403900309 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Can J Psychiatry. 1994 Apr;39(3):168-76. doi: 10.1177/070674379403900309.