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1421 – Outpatient Depression Treatment - Comparative Analysis Of General Practitioner's, Psychiatrist's And Psychotherapist's Treatment Strategies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 April 2020

I. Bermejo
Affiliation:
Celenus Kliniken GmbH, Offenburg
L. Kristion
Affiliation:
Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
M. Härter
Affiliation:
Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany

Abstract

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Objective

To analyze the status quo of outpatient treatment of depression from general practitioner's, psychiatrist's and psychotherapist's point of view.

Method

Pooled analysis of the outpatient treatment of depression of general practitioners (n = 180), psychiatrists (n = 71), and psychotherapists (n = 160). Survey performed to uncover the clinical process the clinical process, the perceived obstacles, and subjective responsibilities.

Results

The diagnosis of all three groups was based primarily on their clinical impression, rather than on formal diagnosis criteria. The cooperation with the medical-psychotherapeutic sector was assessed more favorably than cooperation with the psycho-social sector.

Conclusions

Needs for improvements particularly regarding diagnoses and an interdisciplinary cooperation.

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Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2013
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