Study of psychiatric admission patterns before and after out‐patient psychotherapy in a district service setting

Abstract

There is a need for evidence to demonstrate the clinical and economic effectiveness of psychotherapy as a component of mental health service delivery. A naturalistic cohort study was carried out in a specialist psychotherapy department in a district mental health service. Thirty-six patients were identified with hospital admissions in the study period who had also received a course of outpatient psychotherapy. There was a significant decrease in hospital in-patient usage temporally associated with receipt of psychotherapy and associated cost savings. Out-patient psychotherapy leads to less in-patient bed usage and significant health-care savings among previously hospitalized psychiatric patients (approximately 6700 pounds sterling per patient).

Assessing the effectiveness of intensive outpatient care for Christian missionaries and clergy

“…Rosik et al providing counselling, support, and nurture to everyone involved in Christian missions, designated by the term member care. Due to the current dearth of outcome studies, further research is essential in moving past anecdotal endorsements of member care services and obtaining a more empirical basis for assessing their overall effectiveness (Pearson et al, 2002). Many mental health professionals have documented the need for psychological and spiritual services targeted to religious professionals (Darling, Hill, & McWey, 2004;Hall & Schram, 1999).…”

“…The IOP they examined, which involved a sample of alcohol-dependent patients, showed favourable outcomes for more socially stable, less depressed and less anxious patients. In a study conducted by Pearson, Tillett, and Lloyd (2002), the effectiveness of outpatient psychotherapy was suggested by the occurrence of significant psychological improvement in a number of patients. This treatment also showed a substantial reduction in the need for health care among these patients.…”

Assessing the impact of psychiatric genetic counseling on psychiatric hospitalizations

“…The most effective treatments for psychiatric conditions tend to involve combinations of pharmacological and psychosocially‐oriented approaches 6–8 . Various forms of psychotherapy have been shown to be effective in reducing hospitalization rates and improving overall mental health outcomes 9–13 . Even brief psychotherapeutic interventions have been shown to have a reduction on psychiatric readmissions 14,15 …”

“…improving overall mental health outcomes. [9][10][11][12][13] Even brief psychotherapeutic interventions have been shown to have a reduction on psychiatric readmissions. 14,15 Genetic counseling is a brief psychotherapeutically-oriented intervention.…”