CompletedNot Applicable

Intensive Short-term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP) in the Emergency Department

Canada77 participantsStarted 2002-01

Plain-language summary

Objective: Somatization of emotions accounts for excess Emergency department (ED) visits. Intensive Short-term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP) has methods to diagnose and manage somatization. We examined the feasibility, acceptability and effectiveness of ISTDP diagnostic and treatment methods used for patients with repeated ED presentations for medically unexplained physical symptoms (MUS)

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Unexplained symptoms Exclusion Criteria: * Psychosis, substance abuse, suicidality

What they're measuring

Emergency department visits pre and post

Timeframe: 1 year

Trial details

NCT IDNCT00833742

SponsorNova Scotia Health Authority

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2007-10

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