Individual Therapy Treatment Report

What is Individual Therapy?

An example of Individual Therapy

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

Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness

Reasons and Perceived effectiveness
			Perceived Effectiveness
Purpose	# of patients	# of patients with evaluations	Major	Moderate	Slight	None	Can’t tell
Major Depressive Disorder	1,342	264
Generalized Anxiety Disorder	967	165
Support mental / emotional health	961	355
PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)	655	138
Mood	486	123
Bipolar Disorder	453	104

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe	32
Moderate	94
Mild	185
None	980

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Individual Therapy

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Frustration	44	44
Anxious mood	43	43
Distressed	39	39
Flashbacks to childhood and adolescence	33	33
Hospitalization	23	23
Felt bad	21	21
Agitation	20	20
Uncontrollable crying	18	18
Distrust of the psychiatric and medical community	16	16
Misdiagnosis	11	11
Apathy	10	10
Costly (ie money or time)	9	9
Anxiety and frustration	8	8
Hospitalization	8	8
Anticipatory anxiety	6	6
Insomnia	5	5
Fatigue	5	5
Problems concentrating	4	4
Increased anxiety	4	4
Opening wounds, which temporarily increase depression & anxiety	4	4
Depressed mood	4	4
Anger	4	4
Disappointment	4	4
Panic attacks	4	4
Emotional pain	3	3
Stress	3	3
Emotional lability	3	3
Weight gain	3	3
Depression with suicidal thoughts	3	3
Emotional tension	3	3
Upset	3	3
Depression with anxiety	3	3
Sadness	3	3
Flashbacks	3	3
Confusion	3	3
Rage	3	3
Embarrassment	2	2
Vivid Nightmares	2	2
Self hating thoughts (repetitive and involuntary)	2	2
Inconvenience	2	2
Sleep problems	2	2
Self harm thoughts or urges	2	2
Dry mouth (xerostomia)	2	2
Emotional stress	2	2
Feeling worthless	2	2
Frequent medication changes	2	2
Suicidal thoughts or urges	2	2
Mental confusion	2	2
Nasal congestion	2	2
magnified symptoms	2	2
Social anxiety	2	2
Nightmares	2	2
some relief in pain and depression	2	2
Paranoia	2	2
Behavior triggers	2	2
Guilt or self blame	2	2
Empathic	2	2
Repressed memory	2	2
Crying	2	2
Impulsive behaviors	2	2
Self injury or harm	2	2
Fear of embarrassment	2	2
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)	2	2
Lack of sleep	2	2
Feeling of hopeless and irremediable social/emotional isolation	2	2
Sex drive (libido) decreased	2	2
Generalized Anxiety Disorder	2	2
Despair	2	2
Melancholy	1	1
empowerment	1	1
Feeling like a failure	1	1
Reluctant to talk	1	1
Low self confidence	1	1
Anxiety attacks	1	1
SSRI Discontinuation (withdrawal) Syndrome	1	1
temperament	1	1
Worsening depression	1	1
Feeling of discouragement	1	1
Increased or worsened depression	1	1
Forces me to believe I have a mental illness	1	1
Sleep disturbances	1	1
very complicated case	1	1
too personally revealing	1	1
Uncomfortable	1	1
Difficulty communicating with the doctor	1	1
Felt misunderstood	1	1
long travel distance	1	1
Mental fatigue or exhaustion	1	1
Aggravation	1	1
Negative behavioral changes	1	1
Uncontrollable Anger	1	1
Feelings of deep sadness	1	1
Suicide attempt	1	1
Difficulty understanding conversations	1	1
Ruminating thoughts	1	1
Difficulty trusting others due to mild paranoia	1	1
Moderate discomfort in any therapeutic environment when making a change or when exposed to discomforting information about the way I am or have been	1	1
Hallucinations	1	1
A natural sense of loss of a supportive relationship	1	1
Overwhelming fatigue	1	1
emotional clarity and growth	1	1
change in outlook	1	1
alternating feelings of rage and dispair	1	1
Alternating constipation and diarrhea	1	1
Horrifying nightmares keeping me up	1	1
Fear of being overweight	1	1
Edema (fluid retention)	1	1
unresolved issues, opened up old issues, but never helped resolve them	1	1
Remorse	1	1
discouragment at improving	1	1
Anger toward me	1	1
Bureaucracy	1	1
Anger because feel more disabled	1	1
Easily upset	1	1
Paranoid thinking	1	1
PTSD triggers	1	1
Emotional stability	1	1
Dealt with painful issues	1	1
Feeling bad	1	1
Dependent on doctor	1	1
Rheumatoid arthritis flare	1	1
Less anxious	1	1
Resentment	1	1
Rapid weight gain	1	1
Prolactin increased	1	1
Dysthymia	1	1
Major Depressive Disorder	1	1
OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder)	1	1
Panic Disorder	1	1
PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)	1	1
Psychosis Disorder	1	1
Bipolar Disorder	1	1
Excessive dry mouth	1	1
Pain	1	1
Sexual dysfunction	1	1
Diarrhea	1	1
Difficulty sleeping through night	1	1
Headaches	1	1
Lethargy	1	1
Sensitivity to loud sounds	1	1
Dissociation	1	1
Lack of motivation	1	1
Hives (urticaria)	1	1
Feeling emptiness	1	1
Auditory hallucinations	1	1
Racing thoughts	1	1
Social withdrawal	1	1
Heightened Awareness	1	1
Vomiting	1	1
Ruminating	1	1
Tiredness	1	1
Inability to experience pleasure (anhedonia)	1	1
Avoidance of people	1	1
Feeling of disconnection	1	1
Dreams exhausting	1	1
Switching Alters	1	1
Crying for good reason	1	1
Loss of energy	1	1
flat affect	1	1
Very grouchy to happy	1	1
Increased symptoms due to stress	1	1
Exhaustion	1	1
Insecurity	1	1
Feelings of isolation	1	1
Trauma	1	1
Nervousness	1	1
Visual hallucinations	1	1
Mood elevated or improved	1	1
Withdrawal effects	1	1
Sweating increased	1	1
Low self esteem	1	1
Mood	1	1
Crying spells	1	1
Difficulty thinking	1	1
Discomfort	1	1
Muscle spasms	1	1
Memory Loss	1	1
Hair thinning	1	1
Inconsistent sleep pattern	1	1
sometimes am not as vocal as I would like to be and "hold back" how I REALLY feel	1	1
complains about how many doctors I see	1	1
happiness	1	1
critical thinking	1	1
Body tremor	1	1
Lack of support	1	1
self evaluation	1	1
when starting, 6 weeks of feeling crazy, in pain, had diarrhea, stomach pain	1	1
Helplessness	1	1
risk of liver/kidney damage	1	1
Calming	1	1
long drive/out of town	1	1
Initial worsening of mood	1	1
Feeling annoyed	1	1
Less money	1	1
getting afraid to leave the house and drive to appointfment	1	1
Emotional distress	1	1
Let-down; I felt really good at the time I left, but it never lasted	1	1
Cancellations/problems getting prescriptions	1	1
useless	1	1
Ineffective	1	1

Reported Schedules

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently going to Individual Therapy. See all 264 dosages ►

monthly	30 min monthly	45 min monthly	60 min monthly	90 min monthly	100 min monthly	120 min monthly	45 min weekly	50 min weekly	60 min weekly
142	160	110	336	106	130	276	246	354	721

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Individual therapy (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Felt finished with this treatment	432
Other	429
Expense	330
This type of therapy or counseling didn't seem to help	278
This particular therapist or program didn't seem to help	276
Completed the number of sessions covered by my insurance	147
I didn't have enough time	101
Doctor's advice	91
Change in health plan coverage	90
Found another therapist or program I preferred	76
No convenient appointments available	71
Course of treatment ended	33
Not indicated	26
Did not seem to work	14
Personal research	6
Side effects too severe	5

See all 1335 patients who’ve stopped going to Individual Therapy

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How Long Current Patients Have Been In Individual Therapy

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0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
8	21	37	85	166	542

Stopped Going to Individual Therapy

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0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
89	223	230	285	251	400

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Individual Therapy

Always	780	60%
Usually	370	29%
Sometimes	102	8%
Never	39	3%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Individual Therapy

Very	143	11%
Somewhat	318	25%
A little	421	33%
Not at all	409	32%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Individual Therapy

$200+	181	20%
$100-199	156	17%
$50-99	123	14%
$25-49	83	9%
< $25	359	40%

Patient Evaluations

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ITalkToTheWind

Sex: F

Data Quality: 3 stars

Depression: 2

Mania: 2

Emotional: 2

Anxiety: 2

Compulsion: 3

External Stress: Moderate

21 F

Function: Moderate

Distress: Moderate

I am: b

I have:
Borderline Personality
ITalkToTheWind

50 min weekly

since May 08, 2013
Perceived effectiveness Major for Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Side Effects None
Advice/Tips My experience with the counseling intern at school was great, and different than experiences I've had with therapy. She revealed to me yesterday that she was... See full evaluation

SoreMomma

Sex: F

Data Quality: 3 stars

Pain: Most

Fatigue: Most

Sleep: All

Stiffness: Most

function: Little

external_stress: Some

Stickman: most
Description:F35y
FM:3y Dx
I am: b

I have:
Fibromyalgia
SoreMomma

60 min monthly

since Apr 18, 2013
Perceived effectiveness ?Can't tell for Separation Anxiety Disorder
Side Effects Moderate
Advice/Tips Dr. Z. is a moron and I wouldn't recommend him to anyone. The only reason that I see him is to help keep up with my medications. Other than that, I don't tel... See full evaluation

Chelena

Data Quality: 3 stars
- Sex: F
- Age: 57
Condition: Chronic Neuralgia 17 additional condition(s)
Quality of Life:
- Social: Moderate
- Mental: Moderate
- Physical: Moderate
I am: b
I have:
Chronic Neuralgia
Chelena

50 min weekly

since Mar 01, 2013
Perceived effectiveness Major for Social Anxiety Disorder
Side Effects Mild
Advice/Tips Therapy works if you realize that it's worth feeling scared, vulnerable, confused, and mystified if all this is going to work or how versus being alone with ... See full evaluation

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218 patient evaluations for Individual Therapy

ITalkToTheWind

Sex: F

Data Quality: 3 stars

Borderline Personality

Depression: 2

Mania: 2

Emotional: 2

Anxiety: 2

Compulsion: 3

External Stress: Moderate

Therapy

21 F

Function: Moderate

Distress: Moderate
by ITalkToTheWind
See ITalkToTheWind's full Individual Therapy history

**Purposes:** Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, and Borderline Personality Disorder *(Started Oct 10, 2012)*
Date	Dosage	Generalized Anxiety Disorder Perceived effectiveness	Major Depressive Disorder Perceived effectiveness	Borderline Personality Disorder Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
May 08, 2013	50 min Weekly

Date: May 08, 2013
Advice & Tips: My experience with the counseling intern at school was great, and different than experiences I've had with therapy. She revealed to me yesterday that she was not a CBT therapist, which I've only had in the past. She said she was more psycho-dynamic I think. She focuses more on symbols and awareness, and made my life make more sense and more meaningful. I'm going to look more into this kind of therapy, since she was just a graduate student intern.
Cost: < $25 monthly

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SoreMomma

Sex: F

Data Quality: 3 stars

Pain: Most

Fatigue: Most

Sleep: All

Stiffness: Most

function: Little

external_stress: Some

Stickman: most
Description:F35y
FM:3y Dx
by SoreMomma
See SoreMomma's full Individual Therapy history

**Purposes:** Separation Anxiety Disorder, Agoraphobia, OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder), Major Depressive Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and Support mental / emotional health *(Started May 01, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Separation Anxiety Disorder Perceived effectiveness	Agoraphobia Perceived effectiveness	OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder) Perceived effectiveness	Major Depressive Disorder Perceived effectiveness	Generalized Anxiety Disorder Perceived effectiveness	Support mental / emotional health Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Apr 18, 2013	60 min Monthly	?	?	?	?	?	?

Date: Apr 18, 2013
Advice & Tips: Dr. Z. is a moron and I wouldn't recommend him to anyone. The only reason that I see him is to help keep up with my medications. Other than that, I don't tell him anything that he doesn't need to know and I only tell him what medications I take and why I take them and tell him and let him decide if they need to be upped or downed. Other than that, I do not have anything to do with him, period.
Cost: < $25 monthly

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Chelena

Data Quality: 3 stars
- Sex: Female
- Age: 57y
Condition: Chronic Neuralgia 17 additional condition(s)
Quality of Life:
- Social: Moderate
- Mental: Moderate
- Physical: Moderate
I am: Bad
by Chelena
See Chelena's full Individual Therapy history

**Purposes:** Social Anxiety Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, Dysthymia, and Excessive crying *(Started Sep 01, 2000)*
Date	Dosage	Social Anxiety Disorder Perceived effectiveness	Major Depressive Disorder Perceived effectiveness	Dysthymia Perceived effectiveness	Excessive crying Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Mar 01, 2013	50 min Weekly

Date: Mar 01, 2013
Advice & Tips: Therapy works if you realize that it's worth feeling scared, vulnerable, confused, and mystified if all this is going to work or how versus being alone with your depression or chronic anxiety or feelings of having no one to talk to that will really listen and work with you and is there just for you. It's such a hard process but such a privilege when you find that person you just feel will be the one to go through the bowels of hell with you and not give up on you or the work. It's hard work for both the therapist and the person needing therapy. Never forget that. Always ask burning questions. Don't let problems or questions simmer on the back burner. Be bold. Even if you are awkward, can't stop crying, feel really low and stupid. Make that space your safe place to go and heal. It works. It really does.
Cost: $200+ monthly