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PubMed2003

On the psycho-social conditions of psychotherapy in post-Soviet Georgia.

The article describes the social, economic and political conditions that influence the practice of psychotherapy in post-Soviet Georgia. The author looks at the specific Soviet and post-Soviet mentalities and defines certain characteristics of these mentalities, the master-slave relationship between the people and the State, the materialistic world view, the nostalgia for the past and idealization of Soviet times, the identity crisis produced by the socio-economic traumas. The paper then provides clinical illustrations of these phenomena and shows how they can interfere with the process of psychotherapy.

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PubMed2000

Predictors of service use and social conditions in patients with psychotic disorders.

OBJECTIVE: To determine independent predictors of outcome on 3 separate dimensions--namely, relapse and service use, employment, and living conditions--in patients with psychotic disorders. METHOD: One hundred and thirty-four patients, most with a diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder (94%), were treated and followed up in a comprehensive treatment program with inpatient and community treatment components. Complete data on several predictor and outcome variables were available on 93 patients. Relationships between predictor variables and each dimension of outcome were analyzed using Spearman correlation and multiple regression analysis. RESULTS: Results showed that the use of inpatient resources (days in hospital) during the follow-up period was predicted by days in hospital prior to entry into the program, as was employment status. Although substance abuse was related to employment status, it did not have any predictive value. Better living conditions were predicted by being female and having a later age of onset. CONCLUSIONS: Use of inpatient resources and social dimensions of outcome in schizophrenia may be predicted by different patient- or illness-related variables. These relationships are likely to be modified by the nature and content of treatment received.

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