Abstract
The aim of the present study was to identify factors predicting the outcome of psychiatric hospital treatment carried out on a ward specializing in psychotherapeutic treatment of borderline personality disorders. The sample included patients admitted during 1989 to an open psychiatric ward at the Department of Psychiatry of Kuopio University Hospital in Finland (n=66). The success of treatment was assessed by means of the Beck and Hamilton depression scales, on the basis of which the sample was divided into two groups: those who benefited from treatment and those who did not. Fifty independent variables reflecting the patients' background, previous treatment and expectations were evaluated. A statistically significant association was found between 14 variables and the outcome of the treatment. A good outcome was predicted by subjective symptoms such as tension and suicidal tendencies at the beginning of treatment and a poor outcome by fear of delusions. Active and positive expectations of symptom decline ...
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