Ambrose L M, Button E J, Ormrod J A
Leicestershire Mental Health Service NHS Trust, UK.
Br J Clin Psychol. 1998 Feb;37(1):113-5. doi: 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1998.tb01286.x.
The study, using the SCL-90-R, investigated the long-term outcome of clinical psychology interventions with adults by contacting 95 clients between five and eight years after initial contact. Post-treatment improvements in global psychological well-being were generally maintained at long-term follow-up. About a quarter of clients, however, did not report any improvement in the initial problem and about a half had received help from other services since ending contact with the department. The study provides encouraging evidence of long-term benefits for many clients, but we suggest a reconsideration of the optimal provision of psychological help for people whose problems may be enduring and/or recurrent.
该研究使用症状自评量表（SCL-90-R），在首次接触后的五到八年联系了95名成年客户，调查了临床心理学干预的长期效果。治疗后整体心理健康状况的改善在长期随访中基本得以维持。然而，约四分之一的客户表示最初的问题没有任何改善，约一半的客户自与该部门结束接触后还接受了其他服务的帮助。该研究为许多客户带来长期益处提供了令人鼓舞的证据，但我们建议重新考虑为那些问题可能持续存在和/或反复出现的人提供最佳心理帮助的方式。
