[Outpatient Psychotherapy Before and After the Reform of the Psychotherapy Directive of 2017: Data from Practices with and without Psycho-Oncologic Specialty].

ABSTRACT:

Background

The reform of the German psychotherapy directive in 2017 resulted in several changes for non-hospital-based psychotherapists. We examined whether patients received psychotherapy following their initial consultation more frequently after the reform than before.

Methods

Using records from psychotherapy practices in a retrospective cohort study, we investigated the frequency of a psychotherapy after the patients' initial consultation. We compared a time frame of three years before and after the reform. A potential association between reform and psychotherapy received was analysed via logistic regression.

Results

Our analysis comprised 1548 records from 9 psychotherapy practices, consisting of 755 records before and 793 records after the reform. Before the refo

SUBMITTER: Engesser D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11248850 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature