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How a Depressive Medical Doctor Profited in the Long-Term from a New and Short Psychological Group-Treatment against Major Depressive Disorder

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  • Daryl Wayne Niedermoser

    (Department of Addictive Disorders, Psychiatric University Clinic Basel, 4002 Basel, Switzerland
    Department of Economics, Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences, 8050 Zürich, Switzerland)

  • Nadeem Kalak

    (Department of Addictive Disorders, Psychiatric University Clinic Basel, 4002 Basel, Switzerland)

  • Martin Meyer

    (Department of Addictive Disorders, Psychiatric University Clinic Basel, 4002 Basel, Switzerland)

  • Nina Schweinfurth

    (Department of Addictive Disorders, Psychiatric University Clinic Basel, 4002 Basel, Switzerland)

  • Marc Walter

    (Department of Addictive Disorders, Psychiatric University Clinic Basel, 4002 Basel, Switzerland)

  • Undine E. Lang

    (Department of Addictive Disorders, Psychiatric University Clinic Basel, 4002 Basel, Switzerland)

Abstract

Background: Individuals suffering from major depressive disorder (MDD) often describe workplace-related stress as one of the main causes of their disorder. Here, we present the story of a 33 year old “Bob” (a pseudonym) who suffered from a moderate (Hamilton-21 = 18) major depressive episode. Workplace-related stress seemed to be the main stressor for Bob at the time. We were interested in long-lasting effects of a newly established group called “work-related interpersonal Psychotherapy, W-IPT”. W-IPT consists of eight weekly 90 min sessions. The follow-ups were 12 weeks after the group-treatment and 18 months later. Bob was chosen because he agreed in advance to participate in a follow-up. We were interested if the group-treatment of W-IPT also has a persistent positive effect. Case presentation: We present the case of a 33-year-old man “Bob”. He was included in our previous published pilot-study 2020 with diagnosed moderate MDD, and he attended the group treatment. This case report focuses on a follow-up period of 18 months. A structured clinical interview for DSM-IV was carried out in order to be included in the study, and no comorbid diagnoses were detected. Conclusions: However, the psychotherapeutic effects in this case seem enduring and prolonged. Of course, additional research to study the long-term effects of W-IPT is needed, and more patients need to be included.

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  • Daryl Wayne Niedermoser & Nadeem Kalak & Martin Meyer & Nina Schweinfurth & Marc Walter & Undine E. Lang, 2021. "How a Depressive Medical Doctor Profited in the Long-Term from a New and Short Psychological Group-Treatment against Major Depressive Disorder," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(4), pages 1-7, February.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:4:p:1925-:d:500557
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