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Improving the Therapeutic Relationship When Prescribing Antidepressants: A Pilot Study

Studies indicate that the quality of the doctor–patient relationship moderates the effect of pharmacotherapy. To enhance the quality of the therapeutic relationship in the pharmacotherapy of depression, we developed a brief manual with interactive materials for residents in psychiatry and their pati...

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Autores principales: Michel, Konrad, Lutz-Beck, Daniela, Engeroff, Sylva
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10650839/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37957970
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11212825
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description Studies indicate that the quality of the doctor–patient relationship moderates the effect of pharmacotherapy. To enhance the quality of the therapeutic relationship in the pharmacotherapy of depression, we developed a brief manual with interactive materials for residents in psychiatry and their patients. In a pilot study at a psychiatric university hospital’s outpatient department, we compared patient-centered treatment parameters of a first patient group treated as usual and a second patient group treated using the manual. The study had no influence on the choice of medication. In the manual group, patient satisfaction with the doctor–patient relationship increased significantly at the three-month follow-up. Depression parameters declined in both groups, without group differences. Continuation of antidepressant medication at six months was higher in the manual group. In conclusion, a simple intervention using written materials for doctors prescribing antidepressants improved doctors’ and patients’ satisfaction with treatment.
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spelling pubmed-106508392023-10-25 Improving the Therapeutic Relationship When Prescribing Antidepressants: A Pilot Study Michel, Konrad Lutz-Beck, Daniela Engeroff, Sylva Healthcare (Basel) Brief Report Studies indicate that the quality of the doctor–patient relationship moderates the effect of pharmacotherapy. To enhance the quality of the therapeutic relationship in the pharmacotherapy of depression, we developed a brief manual with interactive materials for residents in psychiatry and their patients. In a pilot study at a psychiatric university hospital’s outpatient department, we compared patient-centered treatment parameters of a first patient group treated as usual and a second patient group treated using the manual. The study had no influence on the choice of medication. In the manual group, patient satisfaction with the doctor–patient relationship increased significantly at the three-month follow-up. Depression parameters declined in both groups, without group differences. Continuation of antidepressant medication at six months was higher in the manual group. In conclusion, a simple intervention using written materials for doctors prescribing antidepressants improved doctors’ and patients’ satisfaction with treatment. MDPI 2023-10-25 /pmc/articles/PMC10650839/ /pubmed/37957970 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11212825 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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