Adherence to guidelines and effectiveness of inpatient treatment for XXXX .

@entity1 @entity308
OBJECTIVE: This naturalistic study is a contribution to randomized controlled trials which reflect only a very limited part of @entity1 of the clinical practice and the relevance of guideline recommended treatment. METHODS: Adhering to quality assurance and development of treatment guidelines, 224 @entity1 were evaluated for the effectiveness of inpatient treatment of @entity308 by assessing admission and discharge @entity308 scores, response and remission rates. Furthermore @entity1 who were treated according to current guidelines (duration of treatment, dosage of antidepressants, combination of medication and psychotherapy) were compared to @entity1 who did not meet those criteria. Primary outcome measure was the 17-item Hamilton Rating Scale for @entity308 (HAMD). Secondary outcome measures included Beck @entity308 Inventary (BDI). RESULTS: Mean HAMD-17 total score decreased from 28.9 to 8.0. Effect sizes d were similar to other naturalistic studies (d(HAMD) = 2.9; d(BDI) = 1.4); 84.4% of the @entity1 could reach complete or partial response criteria for the HAMD-17. @entity1 treated according to guidelines could reach remission in 73% of cases (HAMD) vs. 59.6% remission rate for non-guideline @entity1 . CONCLUSION: This trial shows high remission rates in inpatient treatment of @entity308 compared to similar effectiveness studies. Guideline according treatment might be superior to other treatment strategies.
