12th EFPC Conference - European forum for primary care · Treatment Mental Health Problems (II)...

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12th EFPC Conference Dineke Smit, MA, PhD candidate Limke Schopman, MSc. Who am I? A citizen, a patient or a peer to peer professional in mental health?

Transcript of 12th EFPC Conference - European forum for primary care · Treatment Mental Health Problems (II)...

12thEFPCConferenceDinekeSmit,MA,PhDcandidateLimkeSchopman,MSc.

WhoamI?Acitizen,apatientorapeertopeerprofessionalinmentalhealth?

BriefIntroduction

Program§There aremoreways to look at‘reality’§Themostimportantwayisto experience reality

Sufferingfrom lifeorhaving amentaldisorder?

Primary orsecondary care? Scientific way:reduction ofthe complexreality

TreatmentMental HealthProblems (I)

Primary careMental Healthcomplaints

Secundary careMental HealthdisorderDSM5

- Cognitive Behavior Therapy- Scheme therapy

- Mentalization based therapy

- Recognition and support- Problem solving therapy

- Social support

TreatmentMental HealthProblems (II)

Primary careMental Healthcomplaints

Secundary careMental HealthdisorderDSM5

- Cognitive Behavior Therapy- Scheme therapy

- Mentalization based therapy

- Recognition and support- Problem solving therapy

- Social support

commonfactorscommonfactors

50%ofsuccess!

Commonalities treatmentmental healthAnalysesrevealed that 41%ofproposed commonalities werechangeprocesses;by contrast,only 6%ofarticulatedcommonalities were client characteristics.Themostconsensual commonalities across categories weredevelopmentofatherapeutic alliance,opportunityforcatharsis,acquisition and practice ofnewbehaviors,andclients'positive expectancies.

Grencavage,L.M.,&Norcross,J.C.(1990).Where arethe commonalities among the therapeuticcommonfactors?. ProfessionalPsychology:Researchand Practice, 21(5),372.

Commonalities treatmentmental health1. therapeutic alliance2. opportunityfor catharsis(relief)

3. acquisition and practice ofnewbehaviors

4. clients'positive expectancies

Peersupport Psychologist GP

Introducing LimkeUniqueexperiences

Tipsand Tricks1. Try to understand the complexity ofmental problems.

2. Mental issues,social issues,functional issues,fysicalissuesand existentional issuesareintertwined.

3. Everyone needs the feelingofconnectedness.

Experiences?