[SEB--an instrument for the assessment of therapeutic processes in inpatient psychotherapy].

The Stationserfahrungsbogen (Record Sheet and Questionnaire on the experience of the inpatient therapeutic process--SEB) is an instrument to assess process aspects during inpatient psychotherapy. Weekly presentation and completion of the sheet shows changes in selected aspects of patient experience. 38 items cover the following aspects (scales): relations with the therapeutic team, relations with the individual therapist, group climate (cohesion), attention from fellow patients, intensity of treatment, therapeutic rules, self-efficacy. The questionnaire can be applied in clinical and research areas and is also useful for quality management of therapeutic institutions. Single-case studies using SEB facilitate clinical discussion and understanding of therapeutic processes. In psychotherapy research the instrument can be used to assess common and specific factors of therapeutic effects. By comparison with norm scores and SEB can also be used for the evaluation of process and outcome quality. The questionnaire can be applied economically and with good patient compliance. It is objective and has clinical validity and is of great informative value. Internal consistency of the individual scales is good to satisfactory.