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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.

Reasons used & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons used # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Depression 35 4
Anxiety 13 3
Other 12 2
General health 11 0
Emotional lability 5 1
Support another treatment 2 1

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
1 14%
Moderate
1 14%
Mild
0 0%
None
5 71%

Most commonly reported side effects

bringing up past pain
2 29%
Depression
2 29%
Anxiety and frustration
2 29%
Feeling guilty
1 14%
flash backs
1 14%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Schedules

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently using Counseling. See all 22 dosages

  1hours as needed 1 other as needed 60minutes as needed as needed monthly weekly 1 hr monthly 1 monthly 1 other monthly 2 hr monthly 2 other monthly 1 hr every other week 1 other every other week 1 hr weekly 1 mg weekly 1 other weekly 1.5 hours weekly 2 other weekly 1 other daily 2 hr daily 3 other daily 45 min every other week
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 9 Number of Patients: 9 7 Number of Patients: 7 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 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 3 Number of Patients: 3  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using Counseling (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended
7 50% Course of treatment ended: 50%
Expense
5 36% Expense: 36%
Did not seem to work
3 21% Did not seem to work: 21%
Personal research
1 7% Personal research: 7%
Other
1 7% Other: 7%
Not indicated
1 7% Not indicated: 7%

See all 14 patients who’ve stopped using Counseling

Currently Using Counseling

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
1
5
8
16

Stopped Using Counseling

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
4 57%
Usually
2 29%
Sometimes
1 14%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
1 14%
Somewhat
2 29%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
4 57%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
1 14%
$100-199
1 14%
$50-99
1 14%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
1 14%

Report created on November 21, 2009.