Therapy for Divorced Single Mothers:

2003

Psychotherapeut

Nach einem Überblick über die Literatur zu den unterschiedlichen Faktoren, die die mütterliche Gesundheit beeinflussen können,werden die psychotherapeutischen Behandlungskonzepte sowie die phasenspezifischen Besonderheiten der ambulanten gruppenpsychotherapeutischen Behandlung von Müttern dargestellt. Eine Zusammenfassung der Wirksamkeitsnachweise und eine kritische Diskussion der Grenzen ambulanter Gruppentherapie beschließen die Arbeit. AbstractA survey of the different factors that affect the mother's health is followed by a presentation of psychotherapeutic treatment concepts and phase-specific characteristics of outpatient group psychotherapy for mothers. The study is concluded with a summary of the evidence available for the efficiency of the therapy and a critical discussion of the limits of outpatient group therapy. KeywordsMothers · Outpatient psychotherapy · Group psychotherapy Redaktion U.Ehlert, Zürich P.L.Janssen, Dortmund

Ambulante Gruppenpsychotherapie von M�ttern mit psychosomatischen Erkrankungen

2003

Psychotherapeut

Outpatient psychotherapy for mothers - a new treatment

Archives of Women's Mental Health

Fisch

Arolt

2003

The perinatal period and new motherhood entail a multitude of physiologic and psychosocial changes and are also associated with an increased risk of mental illness. Nevertheless, many mothers with an acute postpartum mental illness reject hospitalization to avoid being separated from their children even when treatment is urgently needed. A new psychotherapeutic outpatient treatment program adapted to the special needs of mothers and offering a substitute to inpatient treatment is presented. Empirical results indicate that this treatment is an effective alternative to hospitalization.

Outpatient Psychotherapy for Mothers—First Empirical Results

Psychiatry: Interpersonal and Biological Processes

Kuschel²,

Reutemann³

et al. 2003

MOTHERHOOD is a vulnerable phase in the life of any woman, one that may be associated with an increased risk of mental illness. Despite the major clinical significance of this patient group, only a few psychotherapeutic treatment programs are tailored to the needs of mothers of infants. Even when treatment is urgently needed, many mothers of infants reject inpatient psychotherapy so as not to be separated from their children. The outcome may be chronification of disorders, in some cases with a negative impact on their children's development. A new psychotherapeutic outpatient treatment program adapted to the special needs of mothers and offering a substitute to inpatient treatment is presented. First empirical results show that the presented treatment concept led to significant improvements in the symptoms, whose stabilization continued up to the follow-up two years after the start of therapy.