Eighty patients, from four university-based psychiatric outpatient departments, were seen for four to six weeks by medical students. Eighty-two percent of the patients reported "some" to "marked" improvement. The four groups were studied to determine significant variables. A mutually positive attitude between patient and therapist appeared to be the only significant factor.
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