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What is Internal Family Systems Therapy?

Category: Psychotherapy

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Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy is a specific type of psychotherapy that involves evaluating and breaking down one's own psyche into various parts or sub-personalities. This may allow for better management of each part as they all work together in the larger "system" of the psyche. 

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Obsessive-compulsive disorder 2 1
Suicidal ideation 2 1
Dissociation 1 1
Feeling of alienation 1 1
Major depressive disorder 1 0
Persistent depressive disorder (dysthymia) 1 1

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Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 0
Moderate 0
Mild 1
None 0

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Internal Family Systems Therapy

Side effect Patients Percentage
Dissociation 1

Why patients stopped taking Internal Family Systems Therapy

Multiple reasons could be selected

Reason Patients Percentage
Other 3
Expense 1
I didn't have enough time 1
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Duration

Stopped going to Internal Family Systems Therapy

Duration Patients Percentage
1 - 6 months 2
6 months - 1 year 1
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 0
Usually 1
Sometimes 0
Never taken as prescribed 0
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 0
Somewhat hard to take 1
A little hard to take 0
Not at all hard to take 0
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 0
$100-199 0
$50-99 0
$25-49 1
< $25 0
Not specified 0
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