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Brand Names: Dialectical Behavioral Therapy DBT
See also: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy CBT, Counseling

What is Group Therapy? Group Therapy is being taken by members of the PatientsLikeMe community. Share what you know about Group Therapy in our forum.

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Reasons Taken

92 patients in the community are taking or have taken Group Therapy.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Mental/emotional illness 37 40%
General mood issue 20 21%
Substance abuse 11 11%
Treat my mood condition(s) 9 9%
Other 7 7%
An event 5 5%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Group Therapy.

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  0 min day 0 day 0 min week 0 week 0.14286 min week 1.9998 min month 2.9997 min month 3.333 min month 3.9996 min month 7.143 min week 8.42874 min week 8.5716 min week 10.7145 min week 12.8574 min week 17.1432 min week 25.7148 min week 30 min day 38.5722 min week 42.858 min week 120 min day
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 9 Number of Patients: 9 8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Group Therapy or how long patients were taking Group Therapy before stopping.

How Long Current Patients Have Been In Group Therapy

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How Long Patients Were In Group Therapy Before Stopping

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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Why Patients Stopped Group Therapy (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 20 48% Other: 48%
This type of therapy or counseling didn't seem to help 10 24% This type of therapy or counseling didn't seem to help: 24%
Felt finished with this treatment 8 19% Felt finished with this treatment: 19%
This particular therapist or program didn't seem to help 8 19% This particular therapist or program didn't seem to help: 19%
Expense 7 17% Expense: 17%
Completed the number of sessions covered by my insurance 6 14% Completed the number of sessions covered by my insurance: 14%
Doctor's advice 4 10% Doctor's advice: 10%
Course of treatment ended 3 7% Course of treatment ended: 7%
Found another therapist or program I preferred 2 5% Found another therapist or program I preferred: 5%
Not indicated 1 2% Not indicated: 2%
I didn't have enough time 1 2% I didn't have enough time: 2%
No convenient appointments available 1 2% No convenient appointments available: 2%
Did not seem to work 1 2% Did not seem to work: 2%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 16 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 33% 3
Moderate 22% 2
Slight 33% 3
None 11% 1

Mental/emotional illness

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 13% 2
Moderate 6% 1
Mild 13% 2
None 69% 11

Top reported side-effects include: Anxiety, Panic attacks, ruminating

Summary results are based on 16 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 16)

  • one_step_closer
    Depression: 4
    Emotional: 3
    Compulsion: 4
    Anxiety: 2
    Mania: 0
    Physical: 1
    External Stress: Moderate
    21 F
    Function: Low
    Distress: High
  • one_step_closer
  • by one_step_closer
    Mar 19, 2008
  • EfficacyModerate
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Other

  • mountabora
    Depression: 0
    Emotional: 0
    Compulsion: 0
    Anxiety: 0
    Mania: 0
    Physical: 0
    External Stress: Low
    24 F
    Function: High
    Distress: Low
  • mountabora
  • by mountabora
    Dec 04, 2002
  • EfficacyModerate
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Mental/emotional illness

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