Dear all,

We are conducting a naturalistic study on the effectiveness of psychotherapeutic interventions with adolescents in Helsinki University Hospital in Finland. I shared an article about the first results some time ago to the CaFTR-list. We have followed the therapies as long as they last (max. three years), measured the outcome and some moderating/mediating factors, and now we are thinking about adding a five year follow-up to the study. Unfortunately it will not be possible to interview the patients who have participated in the study, so we are planning to send a questionnaire including the earlier outcome measures and add a questionnaire about their life situation at the moment and ask about experiences in the therapy.

Does anyone know if a questionnaire like this already exists? If not, we will try to form one based on some follow-up interviews – any helpful references, thoughts or ideas for this? One thing I am wondering is that the interviews we have looked at are aimed to be done soon after the intervention has ended, but in our case the follow-up with the questionnaire would be done a couple of years later so this has to be noticed in the questions asked. We will also be looking at some national registers to find out the use of health care services after the therapy has ended.

Thank you for your help in advance!

Best wishes,

Vera Gergov

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Vera Gergov

Licentiate of Psychology, Specialist degree in psychotherapy and Psychotherapist

Helsinki University Hospital, Adolescent Psychiatry

P.O. Box 590, 00029 HUS, Finland

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