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What is Counseling?

Counseling can be defined as a relatively short-term, interpersonal, theory-based process of helping persons who are fundamentally psychologically healthy resolve developmental and situational issues.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
2 10%
Mild
4 19%
None
15 71%

Most commonly reported side effects

Depression
5 24%
Anxiety and frustration
4 19%
Feeling guilty
3 14%
bringing up past pain
2 10%
anger,frustration
1 5%
flash backs
1 5%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Schedules

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently using Counseling. See all 20 dosages ►

  1hours as needed 1other as needed every other week monthly weekly 1 hr monthly 1 other monthly 2 mg monthly 1 hr every other week 1 hr weekly 1 other weekly 1 other one time 45 min every other week 60 min every other week 45 min weekly 50 min weekly 60 min weekly 90 min weekly 30 mg daily 30 min daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 8 Number of Patients: 8 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 9 Number of Patients: 9 20 Number of Patients: 20 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 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using Counseling (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
9 50% Other: 50%
Expense
6 33% Expense: 33%
Did not seem to work
3 17% Did not seem to work: 17%
Course of treatment ended
2 11% Course of treatment ended: 11%

See all 17 patients who’ve stopped using Counseling

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Using Counseling

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
3
4
16
9
12

Stopped Using Counseling

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
2
4
2
1
2
7

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
11 52%
Usually
8 38%
Sometimes
1 5%
Never
1 5%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
4 19%
Somewhat
1 5%
A little
4 19%
Not at all
12 57%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
3 14%
$50-99
1 5%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
12 57%

Report created on November 23, 2009.