[Psychotherapy research in psychiatry. Results of a survey of psychiatric clinics].

This paper concerns advances in the integration of psychotherapy in psychiatric education and clinical practice and whether they go along with increasing research activities. To find answers, a survey on psychotherapy research was carried out in all German psychiatric hospitals and departments by means of a questionnaire. The results indicate that psychotherapy research is done nearly exclusively in university hospitals. About half of them had already published psychotherapy studies and two thirds of them are presently carrying out studies, mostly including prospective, randomized clinical trials. These studies cover the whole spectrum of psychiatric disorders: substance abuse, schizophrenic and affective disorders, anxiety, and obsessive compulsive and personality disorders. To improve psychotherapy research conditions further, efforts are necessary to increase scientific exchange, financial support, and the integration of institutions outside the universities.