[Assessment and Use of 2016 Reformed Psychotherapeutic Guideline - Part I: A Comparison of the Psychotherapeutic Methods].

OBJECTIVE: This article investigates how aspects of 2016 reform of the German psychotherapeutic guideline were evaluated and used differently by therapists from three different psychotherapeutic treatment methods.
METHODS: An online survey was conducted with 987 statutory health insurance approved therapists. The questionnaire focused on various innovations in the guideline.
RESULTS: There were significant differences in the use of the broadened authority and of specific treatment services. There were also differences in the application for short-term and long-term psychotherapies as well as in the application to extend short to long-term psychotherapy.
CONCLUSIONS: Elements of the guideline should be evaluated in relation to the preferred treatment method. Aspects related to the psychotherapeutic work with patients seem to be especially significant. © Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York.