Self-help groups for psychiatric and psychosomatic disorders in Germany?themes, frequency and support by self-help advice centres

Meyer, Friedhelm; Matzat, Jürgen; Höflich, Anke; Scholz, Sigrid; Beutel, Manfred E.

doi:10.1007/s10389-004-0071-0

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“…[2, 4, 9, 10, 12-15, 17-19, 23] Fortsetzung. [2,4,9,10,12,15,17,19,20,23] 48 Arbeitsform Begegnen die TN sich persönlich oder über virtuelle Selbsthilfeforen (Chats)? [4,9,11,12,[14][15][16] 49…”

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Was unterscheidet Selbsthilfegruppen? Ein Beschreibungs- und Forschungsraster

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Touil

2010

Med Klin

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There is limited evidence on the effectiveness of self-help groups. One research barrier is their heterogeneity. For this reason, characteristics of self-help groups were extracted by means of a conceptual review from three relevant fields of knowledge (outcome studies, health care supply research, practical experiences in implementing self-help groups). As a structure for the characteristics, QIP ("Quality in Prevention", an evidence-based quality assurance system for the assessment of health promotion and education) was used. The resulting taxonomy of 91 characteristics includes all distinguishing marks of self-help groups which, according to the evidence, may contribute to the groups' effectiveness. The methodological quality of evidence, however, was low (mostly expert-based opinion). The taxonomy may assist in systematic analyses of structural, procedural and outcome-quality, for example in evaluations or in health care supply studies.

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Was unterscheidet Selbsthilfegruppen? Ein Beschreibungs- und Forschungsraster

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Touil

2010

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“…Wie genau die Zu− sammenarbeit mit Fachleuten aussah, lässt sich aus unseren Da− ten leider nicht klären. Eine Zuordnung der Selbsthilfegruppen zu bestimmten Erkran− kungen ist schwierig, da sich die Selbsthilfegruppen erwar− tungsgemäß nicht an der Klassifikation nach ICD oder DSM ori− entieren [14]. Dementsprechend fielen die meisten Selbsthilfe− gruppen (37,6 %) unter die Kategorie ¹nicht eindeutig bezeichne− te Gruppen".…”

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“…12 % der Patienten. Mey− er et al [14] ermittelten in einer bundesweiten Erhebung im Jah− re 2003 ca. 5000 Selbsthilfegruppen für psychische Störungen.…”

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Inanspruchnahme von Selbsthilfegruppen und Psychotherapie im Anschluss an eine stationäre psychosomatisch-psychotherapeutische Behandlung

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Matzat²,

Meyer³

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Psychother Psych Med

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Until now little is known about the role of participation in self-help groups alone or combined with psychotherapy in post-in-patient care. In the present study 2933 patients were questioned about their experience of self-help groups and psychotherapy after discharge from a clinic for psychosomatic medicine and psychotherapy. Nearly 8 % of them utilized self-help groups (mostly combined with out-patient psychotherapy), and altogether 68 % out-patient psychotherapy following in-patient treatment. Patients without out-patient treatment were psychologically less burdened and had better resources than participants of self-help groups or psychotherapy. Self-help group members differed from patients in out-patient psychotherapy by expressing a more positive opinion of groupwork and higher openness to new experiences. Additionly, they had discussed the topic of self-help groups more frequently with their therapists. This may be a starting-point for promoting more self-help activities of patients in the future.

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