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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.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Depressed mood 74 21 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Treat my mood condition(s) 41 12 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Anxious mood 35 12 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 20 7 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
General health 18 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Bipolar Disorder 13 4 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none

See all 213 patients currently using Counseling

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 3
Moderate
 5
Mild
 10
None
 50

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Counseling

Depressed mood 8
Anxiety and frustration 8
Pain 6
Guilt or self blame 5
Anger 4
Flashbacks 3
See all 11 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Schedules

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently using Counseling. See all 53 dosages ►

  monthly weekly 1hours as needed 1 hr monthly 1 hr every other week 1 other every other week 1 other weekly 1 hr weekly 45 min every other week 60 min weekly
  12 Number of Patients: 12 8 Number of Patients: 8 6 Number of Patients: 6 16 Number of Patients: 16 28 Number of Patients: 28 7 Number of Patients: 7 13 Number of Patients: 13 36 Number of Patients: 36 5 Number of Patients: 5 5 Number of Patients: 5  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using Counseling (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 27   Other: 35%
Course of treatment ended 26   Course of treatment ended: 33%
Expense 19   Expense: 24%
Did not seem to work 15   Did not seem to work: 19%
Change in health plan coverage 4   Change in health plan coverage: 5%
Not indicated 2   Not indicated: 3%
Doctor's advice 2   Doctor's advice: 3%
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 3%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 1%

See all 74 patients who’ve stopped using Counseling

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Using Counseling

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

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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Counseling

Always
 37 54%
Usually
 23 34%
Sometimes
 7 10%
Never
 1 1%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Counseling

Very
 6 9%
Somewhat
 10 15%
A little
 21 31%
Not at all
 31 46%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Counseling

$200+
 5 10%
$100-199
 12 25%
$50-99
 5 10%
$25-49
 3 6%
< $25
 23 48%

Report created on February 11, 2012.