Outcomes of a cognitive-behavioral day treatment program for a heterogeneous patient group

This paper describes a day treatment program that provides predominantly co gnitive-behavioral therapy for a heterogeneous group of patients. Prelimina ry results of the program are also presented. Assessment tools included the Beck Depression Inventory, the Symptom Checklist, and a questionnaire on c hanges in social life, Instruments were administered at admission, at disch arge, and six months after discharge. The patients showed significant impro vement in scores on all instruments at discharge. Improvements were stable after sir; months for all diagnostic categories-depression, eating disorder s, and personality disorders. The program shows promise as an effective tre atment approach for patients with various psychiatric diagnoses.