How a Depressive Medical Doctor Profited in the Long-Term from a New and Short Psychological Group-Treatment against Major Depressive Disorder

Daryl Wayne Niedermoser, Nadeem Kalak, Martin Meyer, Nina Schweinfurth, Marc Walter and Undine E. Lang
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Daryl Wayne Niedermoser: Department of Addictive Disorders, Psychiatric University Clinic Basel, 4002 Basel, Switzerland
Nadeem Kalak: Department of Addictive Disorders, Psychiatric University Clinic Basel, 4002 Basel, Switzerland
Martin Meyer: Department of Addictive Disorders, Psychiatric University Clinic Basel, 4002 Basel, Switzerland
Nina Schweinfurth: Department of Addictive Disorders, Psychiatric University Clinic Basel, 4002 Basel, Switzerland
Marc Walter: Department of Addictive Disorders, Psychiatric University Clinic Basel, 4002 Basel, Switzerland
Undine E. Lang: Department of Addictive Disorders, Psychiatric University Clinic Basel, 4002 Basel, Switzerland

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 4, 1-7

Abstract: Background: Individuals suffering from major depressive disorder (MDD) often describe workplace-related stress as one of the main causes of their disorder. Here, we present the story of a 33 year old “Bob” (a pseudonym) who suffered from a moderate (Hamilton-21 = 18) major depressive episode. Workplace-related stress seemed to be the main stressor for Bob at the time. We were interested in long-lasting effects of a newly established group called “work-related interpersonal Psychotherapy, W-IPT”. W-IPT consists of eight weekly 90 min sessions. The follow-ups were 12 weeks after the group-treatment and 18 months later. Bob was chosen because he agreed in advance to participate in a follow-up. We were interested if the group-treatment of W-IPT also has a persistent positive effect. Case presentation: We present the case of a 33-year-old man “Bob”. He was included in our previous published pilot-study 2020 with diagnosed moderate MDD, and he attended the group treatment. This case report focuses on a follow-up period of 18 months. A structured clinical interview for DSM-IV was carried out in order to be included in the study, and no comorbid diagnoses were detected. Conclusions: However, the psychotherapeutic effects in this case seem enduring and prolonged. Of course, additional research to study the long-term effects of W-IPT is needed, and more patients need to be included.

Keywords: workplace-related stress; interpersonal psychotherapy; depression; ability to work; follow-up (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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