Ny tilnærming for vurdering og planlegging av behandling i poliklinisk psykisk helsevern

Background: Mental health care services are facing challenges due to the increasing number of referrals of patients with multifaceted problems. This study aims to describe the Early Assessment Team (EAT), a novel method of organizing intake assessments for the outpatient mental health service in a community mental health center (CMHC). Method: During the first two years of EAT, 1,034 cases were included in a descriptive quality assurance study. Patient population, method of work, re-referrals and patient satisfaction were evaluated. Results: After contact with EAT, two-thirds of patients were assessed as not in need of further treatment in the outpatient clinic. The assessment was performed during one to three sessions in 90% of cases. Fewer than 20% of cases that were screened out by EAT were re-referred to the CMHC within six months. Patients expressed satisfaction with the service. Implications: The results indicate that intake assessment by an early assessment team may be an alternative in clinical practice, though further controlled studies are needed.

Mental health clothing bank - adDressing the issue

AimsWe often have patients who are admitted to the ward wearing only the clothes they came in. These patients have no way of going to get more clothes due to being detained, poverty/ homelessness or covid restrictions. Many do not have friends or family who can bring them clothes. As such they might wear one set of clothes for a number of weeks which is bad for their physical and mental health. We are creating a clothes bank to provide a change of clothes for these patients, and help their recovery back into the community. Many have clothes that are inappropriate for the current weather, or do not have a set of smart enough clothes for a job interview. We feel that this simple intervention will have a big community impact.MethodWe have obtained support from a number of charities and companies to supply donations. The project will be led by a team of staff and patients.ResultWe will review the usage of this scheme in 6 months timeConclusionWe hope this intervention will tackle the issue of clothing on mental health wards. In the future we wish to expand this to outpatient mental health service users. We would then like to expand this project countrywide as are unaware of any other areas providing something similar.

T239. INDIVIDUAL AND NEIGHBORHOOD PREDICTORS OF OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE UTILIZATION AMONG PERSONS WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESSES

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Twelve Step Psychotherapy

Twelve step psychotherapy is a time-limited, cost-effective depth psychotherapy that was developed gradually over several years of practising therapy in a public outpatient mental health service setting. Twelve step psychotherapy is structured as twelve discrete steps of one (two at most) session each. It blends clinical and cognitive behavioural psychology, emotionally focussed supportive psychotherapy, trauma therapy, attachment therapy, psychoanalytic investigation and insight, lifespan development, sociotherapy, archetypal psychology and mindfulness meditation. It reflects my particular skill set after 39 years of practising psychotherapy, but it is very teachable and does not take 39 years to learn. Whakarāpopotonga He wā-whakatina, he utunga whakahaere tōtika whakaoranga hinengaro hōhōnu te poutama tekau mā rua whakaora hinengaro, i whakawhanakehia mai i ngā tau maha whakamahinga haumanu i raro i te maru o te rātaonga hauora hinengaro tūmatanui. He whakatakotoranga āta wehea ai ngā tepe tekau mā rua kia kotahi (kāre e rahi ake i te rua) te wāhanga ia huinga. Whakatōpūhia ai te mātai haumanu te mātai hinengaro, te taituarā arotahi kare-ā-roto whakaora hinengaro, haumanu whētuki, haumanu here, rangahau me te whakamāramatanga wetewetenga hinengaro, whakawhanaketanga koiora, mātauranga haumanu hāpori, te hinengaro paerewa, me te āta whaiwhakaaro. E whakaatahia ana ōku ake pūkenga i roto i ngā tau toru tekau mā iwa e mahi ana i taku mahi kaiwhakaora hinengaro, engari ka taea noa ihotia te ako, ā, kāre e pau te toru tekau mā iwa tau te ako.