Patients' care dependency in mental health care: Development of a self-report questionnaire and preliminary correlates.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Patients' dependency on the therapist or treatment has received little empirical attention. To examine care dependency, we aimed to develop a theory-driven questionnaire based on three hypothetical dimensions (passive-submissive dependency; active-emotional dependency; and lack of perceived alternatives) and to provide a preliminary exploration of several correlates of care dependency.

Method

Care dependency, perceived social support, therapeutic alliance, remoralization, and symptom severity were measured in a large cross-sectional sample of 742 outpatients with various psychiatric disorders. Test-retest reliability was established in a smaller patient sample.

Results

Findings indicated a reliable questionnaire measuring three unidimensional subscales of c

SUBMITTER: Geurtzen N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6619340 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature