[Improved diagnostics of trauma-related disease through the application of the Life-Stressor Checklist].

The study examines the effectiveness of applying the Life-Stressor Checklist (LSC-R) in diagnosing trauma-related disease. The validity of a quantitative analysis of the checklist is evaluated in consideration of the dose-response effect between the number of different traumatic stressor expositions and the degree of trauma-related symptoms. The trauma checklist LSC-R was applied to 130 patients.

[Efficacy of psychological interventions on pain coping strategies in orthopedic rehabilitation of chronic low back pain].

Background: Within an intervention study in chronic low back pain patients treated in medical inpatient rehabilitation, a multimodal intervention program was implemented at a rehabilitation clinic (sponsored by VDR, 02508). The aim of the treatment was to reduce dysfunctional, particularly suppressive pain coping patterns.

Methods: The study was aimed as a controlled study.

[Psychological comorbidity in subacute and chronic tinnitus outpatients].

Objectives: The aim of the study is to assess psychosomatic symptoms and comorbidity in a group of tinnitus out-patients and their correlation with tinnitus distress.

Methods: 32 subacute (duration 3-12 months) and 71 chronic tinnitus patients participated in the study. Questionnaires were used to assess tinnitus distress (German version of the TQ, VAS), psychosomatic symptoms (SCL-90-R, BDI, BAI) coping strategies (KKG, FKV), social support (F-SOZU) and interpersonal problems (IIP-D).

[Psychotherapeutic relationship and outcome in psychotherapy of personality disorders].

Objectives: The study examines the predictive significance we of the quality of the individual therapeutic relationship for outcome in patients with personality disorders who underwent inpatient psychodynamic psychotherapy.

Methods: In a prospective study 254 patients with DSM IV Cluster B and C personality disorders were examined at several intervals in the course of inpatient psychotherapy with the Helping Alliance Questionnaire, the Symptom Check List SCL-90-R, the score for severity of impairment and with questionnaires on the form of therapy for patients and therapists.

Results: Independent of the outcome, patients classified individual psychotherapy as the most effective form of therapy.

[Symptomatics and life events by German eastern and western psychotherapy patients].

The results of parallel comparative studies carried out on patients in psychotherapy in the University Clinics for Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics of Halle and Düsseldorf are presented in this paper. The investigation setting operationalized the constructs of symptomatics, cause attribution, treatment expectationns, events in life and assessment of emotional support. There are no differences between the two groups of people as far as symptomatics and image of oneself is concerned.