[The effects of psychodynamic inpatient treatments on personality data of patients with anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa - results of the German multicenter study (TR-EAT)]. / Der Einfluss von stationärer psychodynamischer Psychotherapie auf Persönlichkeitsmerkmale von Patientinnen mit Anorexia nervosa und Bulimia nervosa - Ergebnisse der multizentrischen Essstörungsstudie.

OBJECTIVES: How are the effects of a psychodynamic inpatient treatment on personality data of patients with anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa? In how many patients can a successful change in the personality area be observed? METHODS: 732 patients were assessed at the beginning and the end of an inpatient treatment as well as 2 1/2 years after this treatment. Data were collected by means of the personality inventories "Freiburger Persoenlichkeitsinventar (FPI-R)" and "Narzissmusinventar". A definition of success was constructed using the clinical significance concept. It is related to the scales life satisfaction, inhibition (FPI-R), powerless self and negative body self (Narzissmusinventar). RESULTS: The results in both questionnaires show the clinically well known psychopathology characteristics of eating disorder patients. During the inpatient treatment and also afterwards, there are improvements in the personality data, but not to the extent of the values obtained from a healthy control group. In the outcome measure, one third of the patients experienced remarkable improvements. The success in the personality area is positively correlated to the success in the eating disorder symptoms. This success could not be predicted by initial data or by therapy data. CONCLUSIONS: There are marked impairments of the patients in the personality data. Changes in this domain take time and are rather small.

[Acceptance of tests presented on a personal computer by inpatients]. / Akzeptanz der Darbietung eines Tests auf dem Personalcomputer von stationären Patienten/-innen.

The focus of the study was on equivalent and difference test-results obtained by presenting a test to clients by way of both, a personal computer version (PC) and a paper pencil (PP) version. No significance differences could be observed between the test-results based on PP and those resulting from PC. That means, test-results don't change because of different test presentation. The presentation on a personal-computer has been judged as being comfortable. The clinical subjects (N = 70) evaluated the PC presentation as well as its application.