What is Intensive Outpatient Program?

Category: Psychotherapy

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An intensive outpatient program is an intermediate level of mental health care. Individuals are seen as a group 2 to 5 times a week (depending on the structure of the program) for a chunk of time.

Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Support mental / emotional health 33 34
Major depressive disorder 22 12
Depressed mood 15 11
Alcohol use disorder 7 3
Eating disorder 7 4
Generalized anxiety disorder 7 15

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  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell

Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 5
Moderate 5
Mild 4
None 40

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Intensive Outpatient Program

Side effect Patients Percentage
Panic attacks 2
Social anxiety 2
Anticipatory anxiety 1
Confusion 1
Flashbacks 1
Frustration 1

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Why patients stopped taking Intensive Outpatient Program

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Reason Patients Percentage
Completed the number of sessions covered by my insurance 19
Felt finished with this treatment 15
Other 13
This type of therapy or counseling didn't seem to help 10
Doctor's advice 9
Expense 5
Found another therapist or program I preferred 5
This particular therapist or program didn't seem to help 5
I didn't have enough time 4
Change in health plan coverage 2
Course of treatment ended 1
Did not seem to work 1
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Duration

Stopped going to Intensive Outpatient Program

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 19
1 - 6 months 25
6 months - 1 year 5
1 - 2 years 4
2 - 5 years 3
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 34
Usually 15
Sometimes 5
Never taken as prescribed 0
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 11
Somewhat hard to take 16
A little hard to take 17
Not at all hard to take 10
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 10
$100-199 1
$50-99 0
$25-49 0
< $25 14
Not specified 29
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4 patient evaluations for Intensive Outpatient Program

Jul 14, 2017 (Started May 15, 2017)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for major depressive disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for post-traumatic stress disorder)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (flashbacks, panic attacks)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 540 min Weekly
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Cost: $200+ monthly

  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 17, 2011 (Started Oct 18, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for suicidal thoughts or urges)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 900 min Weekly
Cost: $100-199 monthly

  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 5, 2010 (Started Feb 22, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Support mental / emotional health)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 900 min Weekly

  • 0 helpful marks
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