Dtsch Arztebl Int
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Dtsch Arztebl Int
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Observational Study
Outpatient Psychotherapy in Germany—An Evaluation of the Structural Reform.
A structural reform of the German psychotherapy guideline in 2017 was intended to facilitate access to outpatient guideline psychotherapy. In the present study, we evaluate the effects of this reform in particular for patients with a comorbidity of mental disorders and chronic physical conditions (cMP). ⋯ Neither in general nor for patients with cMP did the introduction of the structural reform appreciably lower the access barriers to psychotherapy. Further steps are needed so that outpatient care can meet the needs of all patients and particularly those with cMP.
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Comment Letter
Intra-Articular Injection of Opiates Rather Than Cortisone.