Anthroposophic Therapy for Anxiety Disorders: A Two-year prospective cohort study in Routine Outpatient settings
dc.contributor.author | Hamre, Harald J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Witt, Claudia M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Kienle, Gunver S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Glockmann, Anja | |
dc.contributor.author | Ziegler, Renatus | |
dc.contributor.author | Willich, Stefan N. | |
dc.contributor.author | Kiene, Helmut | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-05-23T18:58:26Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-05-23T18:58:26Z | |
dc.date.digitized | 2019-01-11 01:19:06 | |
dc.date.issued | 2009 | |
dc.description.abstract | <p><strong>Background and Methods</strong>: Anthroposophic treatment for anxiety disorders includes special artistic and physical therapies and special medications. We conducted a prospective cohort study of 64 consecutive adult outpatients starting anthroposophic treatment for anxiety disorders under routine conditions. Main outcomes were Anxiety Severity (physician and patient ratings 0–10), Self-rating Anxiety Scale (0–100), Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale, German version (CES-D, 0–60), and SF-36 Mental Component Summary.<br /><br /><strong>Results</strong>: Mean age was 42.3 years. Most frequent diagnoses were generalized anxiety disorder (44% of patients, n = 28/64) and panic disorder (39%). Median disease duration was 4.5 years. The anthroposophic treatment modalities used were medications (56% of patients), eurythmy therapy (41%), art therapy (30%), and rhythmical massage therapy (3%). Median number of eurythmy/art/massage sessions was 12, median therapy duration was 120 days.<br /><br />From baseline to six-month follow-up, all outcomes improved significantly; average improvements were: Physician-rated Anxiety Severity 3.60 points (95% confidence interval 2.97–4.22, p ? 0.001), patient-rated Anxiety Severity 3.50 (2.88–4.12, p ? 0.001), Self-rating Anxiety Scale 11.88 (7.70–16.05, p ? 0.001), CES-D 8.79 (5.61–11.98, p ? 0.001), and SF-36 Mental Component 9.53 (5.98–13.08, p ? 0.001). All improvements were maintained until last follow-up after 24 months.<br /><br /><strong>Conclusions</strong>: Patients with anxiety disorders under anthroposophic treatment had long-term improvements of symptoms and quality<br />of life.<br /><br /><strong>Keywords</strong>: anthroposophy, anxiety disorders, art therapy, eurythmy therapy, prospective studies</p> <p><strong>Citation</strong>: Hamre, H. J., Witt, C. M., Kienle, G. S., Glockmann, A., Ziegler, R., Willich, S. N., & Kiene, H. (2009). Anthroposophic Therapy for Anxiety Disorders: A Two-year Prospective Cohort Study in Routine Outpatient Settings. <em>Clinical Medicine Insights: Psychiatry</em>, <em>2</em>, CMPsy.S2791. <a href="https://doi.org/10.4137/CMPsy.S2791" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.4137/CMPsy.S2791</a></p> | |
dc.description.notes | fixed | |
dc.identifier.citation | Hamre, H. J., Witt, C. M., Kienle, G. S., Glockmann, A., Ziegler, R., Willich, S. N., & Kiene, H. (2009). Anthroposophic Therapy for Anxiety Disorders: A Two-year Prospective Cohort Study in Routine Outpatient Settings. Clinical Medicine Insights: Psychiatry, 2, CMPsy.S2791. https://doi.org/10.4137/CMPsy.S2791 | |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.4137/CMPsy.S2791 | |
dc.identifier.externalUrl | /library/2019/1/10/anthroposophic-therapy-for-anxiety-disorders | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14430/607 | |
dc.subject.other | anxiety disorders | |
dc.subject.other | Art therapy | |
dc.subject.other | Eurythmy therapy | |
dc.title | Anthroposophic Therapy for Anxiety Disorders: A Two-year prospective cohort study in Routine Outpatient settings | |
dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
oaire.citation.title | Clin Med Psychiatry |
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