ABSTRACT

This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of a time-limited (10 months), combined individual and group treatment in a Day Hospital (DH) setting. Participants (N = 73) completed measures of general symptoms and alexithymia. We hypothesized improvements in these symptoms at the end of the overall therapeutic treatment. Results showed significant improvement in ability to identify and describe emotions and feelings, and in general symptoms. Differences in age and personality disorders were found at the end of the treatment: younger patients had less difficulty in identifying emotions, and psychotic patients have higher difficulty to describe feelings compared to patients with personality disorders. Furthermore, patients with schizophrenia had lower pathological symptoms compared to patients with mood disorders. This naturalistic longitudinal study demonstrates that DH treatments in group setting increase the patient‘s ability to symbolize and to connect their symptoms to thought and emotions.

摘要

这项研究的目的是检查在日间医院（DH）中进行时间限制（10个月）的个人和团体联合治疗的有效性。参加人数= 73）完成了对一般症状和读写障碍的测量。我们假设在整体治疗结束时这些症状会有所改善。结果表明，在识别和描述情绪和感觉以及一般症状的能力上有了显着提高。在治疗结束时发现了年龄和人格障碍的差异：与人格障碍患者相比，年轻患者的情绪识别难度较小，而精神病患者描述情绪的难度较高。此外，与情绪障碍患者相比，精神分裂症患者具有较低的病理症状。这项自然主义的纵向研究表明，在团体环境中进行DH疗法可提高患者象征和将其症状与思想和情感联系起来的能力。