[Sleep disorders reduce the therapeutic success of inpatient psychosomatic treatments for depressive disorders].

What influence do difficulties in falling and staying asleep in patients with depressive disorders have on the success of psychosomatic treatment? The Data were collected in a naturalistic, multicenter observational study (STOP-D) at the beginning (T1), the end (T2) and six months later after discharge (T3). The sample consisted of female patients with depressive disorders (N = 487) who were treated for M = 61.7 days (SD = 26.

[Long-Term Patterns of Depressive Symptomload and their Predictors in Hospitalised Patients Undergoing Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: Findings of the STOP-D Study].

Objective: Depression is one of the most common mental disorders. While the general effectiveness of in- and outpatient psychotherapy is proven, different long-term patterns in treatment of symptoms of depression have been described. The aim of the present study was to show different patterns of benefit in the context of inpatient psychodynamic psychotherapy of depressive disorders and to detect predictors of different types of response that help to identify possible non-responders and adjust treatments accordingly.

A Bifactor Model of Personality Organization.

The aim of this study was to explore the viability of a bifactor model for the Inventory of Personality Organization (IPO), which is a self-report measure of personality functioning based on Kernberg's model of personality organization. A heterogeneous, predominantly clinical sample ( = 616) completed the German 83-item version of the IPO. Confirmatory and Exploratory Factor Analyses were applied to explore the factor structure of the IPO.

[Long-term effectiveness of psychodynamic inpatient therapy on depressive disorders - Catamnestic- Results of the STOP-D-Study].

: Depression is one of the most common disorders with a rate of recurrence between 60-75 %. The effectiveness of psychodynamic therapy is well-proven, but there is still a lack of studies proving the long-term effectiveness of inpatient treatment on depressive symptom load. : After psychodynamic inpatient treatment in a psychodynamically oriented psychosomatic hospital unit, the reduction in general and depressive symptom load (e.

[Depression and Comorbid Personality Disorder - Effectiveness of Psychodynamic Inpatient Psychotherapy].

Depression is one of the most common illnesses. The effectiveness of psychodynamic psychotherapy on depressive symptom load has been demonstrated. However, for patients suffering from comorbid personality disorder (PD) a decreased benefit has been reported, as well as fewer rates of remission and extended duration of remission.

[Psychodynamically oriented inpatient psychotherapy of depressive disorders - First findings from a naturalistic, multicenter study].

Objectives: While the general effectiveness of psychodynamic psychotherapy in both outpatient and inpatient treatment has been proven, few studies document the effectiveness of clinical inpatient treatment of depression through psychodynamic psychotherapy.

Methods: This paper presents first results of a naturalistic multicenter intervention study. Included were female inpatients suffering from depressive symptoms who had been admitted to 15 psychodynamically oriented psychosomatic hospital units (N = 487).

Evaluating an evidence-based curriculum in undergraduate palliative care education: piloting a phase II exploratory trial for a complex intervention.

Background: By 2013 Palliative Care will become a mandatory examination subject in the medical curriculum in Germany. There is a pressing need for effective and well-designed curricula and assessment methods. Debates are on going as how Undergraduate Palliative Care Education (UPCE) should be taught and how knowledge and skills should be assessed.