Characteristics of demand and psychological treatments in a university clinic

  1. Francisco J. Labrador
  2. Mónica Bernaldo-de-Quirós
  3. Gloria García-Fernández 1
  4. Francisco Estupiñá
  5. Ignacio Fernández-Arias
  6. Marta Labrador-Méndez
  1. 1 Universidad de Oviedo
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    Universidad de Oviedo

    Oviedo, España

    ROR https://ror.org/006gksa02

Journal:
Clínica y salud: Investigación Empírica en Psicología

ISSN: 1130-5274

Year of publication: 2016

Volume: 27

Issue: 1

Pages: 7-14

Type: Article

DOI: 10.1016/J.CLYSA.2016.01.002 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

The objectives of this study are to describe the most common characteristics of patients receiving psychological treatment and the treatments administered. We analyzed a sample of 856 patients at the University Psychology Clinic of the Complutense University of Madrid. Five diagnostic categories accounted for 78.4% of demand: anxiety disorders (31.9%), no diagnosis (15.4%), other problems requiring clinical attention (14.2%), mood disorders (9.5%) and adaptive disorders (7.4%). A total of 17.7% presented a comorbid diagnosis and 49.3% had received treatment previously. The mean of assessment and treatment sessions was 3.5 and 12.7, respectively. The most commonly applied techniques included psychoeducation (95.1%), cognitive restructuring (74.8%), relaxation (74.4%), and control of internal dialogue (68.1%). Of the patients that had finished contact with the clinic, 68.3% were a therapeutic success. We discuss the generalization of the results and the implications for the profession and clinical practice.

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Funding information

This study was carried out thanks to the funding from research grant PSI2009-13100 from the Spanish Ministry of Education and Science.

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