[Institutional-ambulatory group psychotherapy--results with regard to changes in the area of symptoms and personality structure].

In the case of the combined inpatient-outpatient group psychotherapy, patients first undergo an intensive three-month clinical group psychotherapy, this is then followed by a further outpatient treatment lasting approximately two years, as a member of the same group and with the same therapist. The following article describes the results of such a treatment. First of all, the method of carrying out the treatment is described, then the patients are described and the results of a follow-up study are given. These results are based on psychometric investigations and a psychoanalytical final interview. The therapeutic possibilities of a treatment based on this concept are illustrated with reference to a case study. As a result of the investigation, it was found that the inpatient-outpatient group psychotherapy method can be considered as optimal in the case of a certain group of deeply disturbed neurotic patients, and patients with a borderline structure.