Treatment of depression. Presentation of an integrated therapeutic model
Bratlie, S.
Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening Tidsskrift for Praktisk Medicin Ny Raekke 117(27): 3963-3965
1997
ISSN/ISBN: 0029-2001 PMID: 9441424 Document Number: 479761
In clinical work, research data must be integrated in the daily handling of patients. At the same time, symptoms must be treated and respect paid to the different personalities of the patients. Based on clinical experience and research data I present an integrated model for the treatment of patients with moderate to severe depression. I used the main principles in the model over 4 to 5 years, and where research has pointed to new, clinically relevant findings, these have also been included. The model can be used in psychiatric out-patient-clinics, on emergency wards and for general practitioners with a special interest in psychiatry. After 5 to 8 sessions spread over 8 to 12 weeks, the condition of most patients will have stabilized and improved, and the psychological part of the treatment can than be terminated.