How a depressive medical doctor profited in the long-term from a new and short psychological group-treatment against major depressive disorder

D.W. Niedermoser, N. Kalak, M. Meyer, N. Schweinfurth, M. Walter, U.E. Lang

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Abstract

Background: Individuals suffering from major depressive disorder (MDD) often describe workplace-related stress as one of the main causes of their disorder. Here, we present the story of a 33 year old “Bob” (a pseudonym) who suffered from a moderate (Hamilton-21 = 18) major depressive episode. Workplace-related stress seemed to be the main stressor for Bob at the time. We were interested in long-lasting effects of a newly established group called “work-related interpersonal Psychotherapy, W-IPT”. W-IPT consists of eight weekly 90 min sessions. The follow-ups were 12 weeks after the group-treatment and 18 months later. Bob was chosen because he agreed in advance to participate in a follow-up. We were interested if the group-treatment of W-IPT also has a persistent positive effect. Case presentation: We present the case of a 33-year-old man “Bob”. He was included in our previous published pilot-study 2020 with diagnosed moderate MDD, and he attended the group treatment. This case report focuses on a follow-up period of 18 months. A structured clinical interview for DSM-IV was carried out in order to be included in the study, and no comorbid diagnoses were detected. Conclusion: However, the psychotherapeutic effects in this case seem enduring and prolonged. Of course, additional research to study the long-term effects of W-IPT is needed, and more patients need to be included.
Original languageEnglish
Article number1925
Pages (from-to)1-7
Number of pages7
JournalInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume18
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2 Feb 2021

Keywords

  • amfebutamone
  • disease treatment
  • health services
  • health worker
  • mental disorder
  • workplace
  • adult
  • anxiety
  • Article
  • attitude to health
  • case report
  • clinical article
  • comorbidity
  • disease severity
  • DSM-IV
  • follow up
  • group therapy
  • Hamilton Depression Rating Scale
  • human
  • interpersonal communication
  • long term care
  • major depression
  • male
  • physician
  • physiological stress
  • rumination
  • self care
  • self concept
  • social life
  • social phobia
  • Switzerland
  • therapy effect
  • treatment duration
  • treatment response
  • workplace related stress
  • Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
  • pilot study
  • psychotherapy
  • treatment outcome
  • Adult
  • Depressive Disorder
  • Major
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pilot Projects
  • Psychotherapy
  • Group
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Follow-up
  • Ability to work
  • Workplace-related stress
  • Interpersonal psychotherapy
  • Depression

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