In-patient treatment of mothers with depressive disorders - Does joint admission of their children have a negative effect on the results of treatment? A randomised, prospective, controlled study

Nickel, M. and Nickel, C. and Tritt, K. and Lahmann, C. and Leiberich, P. and Muehlbacher, M. and Egger, C. and Rother, W. and Loew, T. (2005) In-patient treatment of mothers with depressive disorders - Does joint admission of their children have a negative effect on the results of treatment? A randomised, prospective, controlled study. PSYCHOTHERAPY AND PSYCHOSOMATICS, 74 (6). pp. 366-370. ISSN 0033-3190,

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Abstract

Background: There is disagreement whether in-patient psychotherapeutic treatment results for women whose children are cohospitalised with them would be better if the mothers were hospitalised without children. The purpose of this study was to examine this question in the case of mothers with depressive symptoms. Methods: The treatment results for 43 female in-patients (21 with and 22 without accompanying children) in a prospective, randomised, controlled study were compared. The period of observation was 6 weeks. The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and the Changes in Experience and Behaviour Questionnaire (VEV) were used for outcome measures. Results: At 6 weeks, according to the intent-to-treat principle, neither the VEV (p = 0.58) nor the BDI (p = 0.57) yielded significant differences between mothers whose children were admitted jointly and mothers whose children were not. Conclusion: The treatment results for patients with depressive symptoms who are accompanied by their children for the duration of their inpatient psychotherapy treatment are just as good as those for mothers whose children are not jointly admitted. Additionally, the data have further implications that lend themselves to discussion regarding support for this type of facility. Copyright (c) 2005 S. Karger AG, Basel.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: PSYCHOTHERAPY; FAMILY; UNIT; mother-child ward; depression
Subjects: 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine
Divisions: Medicine > Abteilung für Psychosomatische Medizin
Depositing User: Dr. Gernot Deinzer
Date Deposited: 21 Jun 2021 08:23
Last Modified: 21 Jun 2021 08:23
URI: https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/36817

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