The present paper has the objective of demonstrating the content-analytical assessment of problems reported by the patient and of his expectations in respect of psychotherapeutic treatment. In this ...approach of qualitative research, the interpretation process is split up into several steps which can be tested with regard to their adequacy to the material. This reduces the range of subjective interpretations. The development of the analysis of content is described in detail. First of all, a system of categories was outlined on the basis of patients' Nos. 1-40. This system was then used to rate the texts Nos. 41-80 and modified. After that, the revised version was applied to rate the texts Nos. 81-120, and so on. As can be shown, high interrater reliabilities were achieved by this procedure. The coding of the entire sample of n = 198 patient reports yielded the following results. Of all problems, depressive complaints, bodily complaints, anxiety and interpersonal problems were most frequent. The most important goals concerned coping with anxiety, gaining joy of living/happiness/satisfaction, greater self-assertion, better family relations/partnership, coping with problems and peace of mind/calmness. The categories of goals (18 items) seemed to be more complex and manifold than the categories of problems (10 items) and went beyond mere reduction of complaints or problems. As was to be expected, differences between diagnostic groups with regard to frequency of problems and expectations could be demonstrated. However, these differences were found only in the frequencies of deficits (complaints and problems) and reduction of complaints or coping with problems, respectively, whereas positive, health-related goals did not seem to be specific to the disorder. This suggests that it would be worth while to utilise patients' subjective definitions of problems and goals for assessment schedules to evaluate treatment outcomes.
The Amaldi 10 Parallel Session C3 on Advanced Gravitational Wave detectors gave an overview of the status and several specific challenges and solutions relevant to the instruments planned for a ...mid-decade start of observation. Invited overview talks for the Virgo, LIGO, and KAGRA instruments were complemented by more detailed discussions in presentations and posters of some instrument features and designs.
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EMUNI, FIS, FZAB, GEOZS, GIS, IJS, IMTLJ, KILJ, KISLJ, MFDPS, NLZOH, NUK, OBVAL, OILJ, PNG, SAZU, SBCE, SBJE, SBMB, SBNM, UKNU, UL, UM, UPUK, VKSCE, ZAGLJ
The sensitivity of laser interferometers can be pushed into regimes that enable the direct observation of quantum behaviour of mechanical oscillators. In the past, membranes with subwavelength ...thickness (thin films) have been proposed as high-mechanical-quality, low-thermal-noise oscillators. Thin films from a homogenous material, however, generally show considerable light transmission accompanied by heating due to light absorption, which typically reduces the mechanical quality and limits quantum opto-mechanical experiments in particular at low temperatures. In this work, we experimentally analyze a Michelson-Sagnac interferometer including a translucent silicon nitride (SiN) membrane with subwavelength thickness. We find that such an interferometer provides an operational point being optimally suited for quantum opto-mechanical experiments with translucent oscillators. In case of a balanced beam splitter of the interferometer, the membrane can be placed at a node of the electro-magnetic field, which simultaneously provides lowest absorption and optimum laser noise rejection at the signal port. We compare the optical and mechanical model of our interferometer with experimental data and confirm that the SiN membrane can be coupled to a laser power of the order of one Watt at 1064 nm without significantly degrading the membrane's quality factor of the order 10^6, at room temperature.
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