Psychotherapists' Knowledge of Guideline Recommendations for the Treatment of Depressed Suicidal Patients

Frontiers in Psychiatry

Jan Christopher Cwik¹  Julia Brailovskaia²  Tobias Teismann²  Helena Düwel²  Leandra Eidt² 

[1] Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Universität zu Köln, Cologne, Germany;Mental Health Research and Treatment Center, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany;

关键词: suicide;    suicide attempt;    guideline;    treatment;    adherence;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyt.2022.873127

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

ObjectiveClinical practice guidelines present expert consensus on the treatment of mental disorders. Yet, studies have shown that knowledge of and adherence to recommendations are moderate. The aim of the present study was to investigate, whether and to what extent psychotherapists are aware of and follow the German guideline recommendations for the treatment of suicidal depressed patients.Methods174 participants (licensed psychotherapists, psychotherapists-in-training) were presented with five groups of guideline recommendations (referring to inpatient admission, psychotherapy, acute pharmacotherapy, pharmacologic relapse prevention, follow-up appointments) and were asked to identify the guideline recommendation and indicate whether they provided treatment according to the guideline.ResultsKnowledge and adherence to the guidelines recommendations on psychotherapy and inpatient admission were well present. However, knowledge about pharmacological treatment recommendations was low; same as the knowledge on the necessity of immediate follow-up appointments after discharge of patients hospitalized due to suicidality.DiscussionThe results highlight the importance of greater dissemination of various facts about the management of suicidal patients.

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