SCL-90-R symptom profile clusters among inpatients undergoing psychodynamic group psychotherapy: Cluster stability, associations with clinical characteristics and treatment outcome

Psychopathology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 71-82

  Kirchmann, Helmut ^a   Schreiber Willnow, Karin ^b   Seidler, Klaus Peter ^c   Strauss, Bernhard ^a  

^a JENA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^b Rhein Klinik   (Germany)

^c HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Inpatient psychotherapy; Symptom Checklist 90 Revised; Symptom profile

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; GERMANY; GROUP THERAPY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; CHECKLIST; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78650647063     PISSN: 02544962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000317579     Document Type: Article

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