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What is Individual Therapy?

Individual therapy is a psychotherapeutic session involving only two persons, the therapist and the patient.

Reasons & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Mental/emotional illness 644 184
General mood issue 418 73
Other 130 43
An event 124 24
Treat my mood condition(s) 116 27
Depression 56 15

See all 1283 patients currently going to Individual Therapy


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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
9 3%
Moderate
25 7%
Mild
62 17%
None
263 73%

Most commonly reported side effects

Frustration
36 10%
distress
33 9%
flashbacks to childhood and adolescence
29 8%
Anxiety
26 7%
felt bad
23 6%
Agitation
22 6%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Schedules

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently going to Individual Therapy. See all 165 dosages

  0mg as needed 10minutes as needed 1 as needed 1hours as needed 20minutes as needed 30minutes as needed 3hours as needed 45minutes as needed 60minutes as needed as needed daily every other week monthly Multiple doses weekly yearly 0.5 monthly 1 hr monthly 1 monthly 1 other monthly 3 min monthly 30 min yearly 45 min yearly 60 min yearly 20 min yearly 80 min yearly 175 min yearly 1 hr every other week 1 other every other week 120 min yearly 180 min yearly 30 min yearly 60 min yearly 90 min yearly 40 min yearly 180 min yearly 225 min yearly 270 min yearly 45 min yearly 150 min yearly 200 min yearly 250 min yearly 300 min yearly 50 min yearly 1 hr weekly 1 min weekly 1 other weekly 1 weekly 220 min yearly 275 min yearly 180 min yearly 240 min yearly 360 min yearly 60 min yearly yearly 75 min yearly 90 min yearly 7.5 min monthly 2 weekly 120 min yearly 10 min monthly 150 min yearly 12.5 minutes monthly 3 min weekly 160 min yearly 180 min yearly 15 min monthly 30 min monthly 210 min yearly 225 min yearly 240 min yearly 20 min monthly 270 min yearly 25 min monthly 360 min yearly 30 min monthly 60 min monthly monthly 1 hr daily 15 min every other week 35 min monthly 40 min monthly 80 min monthly 10 min weekly 45 min monthly 90 min monthly 100 min monthly 200 min monthly 50 min monthly monthly 110 min monthly 55 min monthly 720 min yearly 120 min monthly 180 min monthly 240 min monthly 60 min monthly monthly 15 min weekly 900 min yearly yearly 75 min monthly 960 min yearly 20 min weekly 86.4 min monthly 180 min monthly 270 min monthly 90 min monthly 100 min monthly 25 min weekly 110 min monthly 120 min monthly 240 min monthly 360 min monthly monthly 150 min weekly 30 min weekly 25 min daily 5 min daily 160 min monthly 120 min weekly 40 min weekly 180 min monthly 135 min weekly 180 min weekly 45 min weekly 45 other weekly 90 min weekly 200 min monthly 100 min weekly 50 min weekly weekly 220 min monthly 55 min weekly 240 min monthly 59 min weekly 120 min weekly 180 min weekly 240 min weekly 60 min weekly weekly 65 min weekly 10 mg daily 20 min daily weekly 75 min weekly 80 min weekly 85 min weekly 90 min weekly 100 min weekly 330 min weekly 120 min weekly 1320 min weekly 135 min weekly 600 min monthly 150 min weekly 180 min weekly 720 min weekly 300 min weekly 50 min daily 360 min weekly daily 100 min daily 180 min daily 6000 min monthly
  1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 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 10 Number of Patients: 10 4 Number of Patients: 4 18 Number of Patients: 18 1 Number of Patients: 1 22 Number of Patients: 22 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 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 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 12 Number of Patients: 12 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 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 25 Number of Patients: 25 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 30 Number of Patients: 30 3 Number of Patients: 3 7 Number of Patients: 7 6 Number of Patients: 6 66 Number of Patients: 66 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 42 Number of Patients: 42 13 Number of Patients: 13 36 Number of Patients: 36 1 Number of Patients: 1 33 Number of Patients: 33 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 44 Number of Patients: 44 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 109 Number of Patients: 109 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 27 Number of Patients: 27 46 Number of Patients: 46 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 85 Number of Patients: 85 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 22 Number of Patients: 22 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 105 Number of Patients: 105 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 175 Number of Patients: 175 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 11 Number of Patients: 11 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 253 Number of Patients: 253 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 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 1 Number of Patients: 1 13 Number of Patients: 13 8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1 17 Number of Patients: 17 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 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  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Individual therapy (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
122 36% Other: 36%
Felt finished with this treatment
105 31% Felt finished with this treatment: 31%
This particular therapist or program didn't seem to help
87 26% This particular therapist or program didn't seem to help: 26%
Expense
77 23% Expense: 23%
This type of therapy or counseling didn't seem to help
70 21% This type of therapy or counseling didn't seem to help: 21%
Completed the number of sessions covered by my insurance
32 9% Completed the number of sessions covered by my insurance: 9%
Found another therapist or program I preferred
26 8% Found another therapist or program I preferred: 8%
I didn't have enough time
22 7% I didn't have enough time: 7%
Doctor's advice
22 7% Doctor's advice: 7%
No convenient appointments available
16 5% No convenient appointments available: 5%
Course of treatment ended
13 4% Course of treatment ended: 4%
Did not seem to work
5 1% Did not seem to work: 1%
Not indicated
4 1% Not indicated: 1%
Side effects too severe
1 0% Side effects too severe: 0%

See all 327 patients who’ve stopped going to Individual Therapy

How Long Current Patients Have Been In Individual Therapy

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
7
35
34
118
163
277

Stopped Going to Individual Therapy

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
30
64
76
75
77
86

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
227 63%
Usually
98 27%
Sometimes
26 7%
Never
8 2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
29 8%
Somewhat
71 20%
A little
122 34%
Not at all
137 38%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
50 14%
$100-199
54 15%
$50-99
34 9%
$25-49
26 7%
< $25
87 24%

Report created on November 20, 2009.