Eunice Yuen1, Julie Sadhu2, Cynthia Pfeffer3, Barry Sarvet4, R Susan Daily5, Jonathan Dowben6, Kamilah Jackson7, John Schowalter1, Theodore Shapiro3, Dorothy Stubbe1. 1. Yale Child Study Center, New Haven, CT, USA. 2. Pritzker Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago; Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA. 3. New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY, USA. 4. University of Massachusetts - Baystate, Springfield, MA, USA. 5. St. Elizabeth Healthcare, Crestview Hills, KY, USA. 6. Lackland Air Force Base, TX, USA. 7. PerformCare, Robbinsville, NJ, USA.
Abstract
PURPOSE: The field of psychiatry has conventionally employed a medical model in which mental health disorders are diagnosed and treated. However, the evidence is amassing that using a strengths-based approach that promotes wellness by engaging the patient's assets and interests may work in synergy with the medical model to promote recovery. This harmonizes with the patient-centered care model that has been promoted by the Institute of Medicine. METHODS: The article uses a clinical case to highlight the attributes of a strength-based model in the psychiatric treatment of adolescents. RESULTS: Outcome metrics from a number of studies have demonstrated enhanced youth and parent satisfaction and decreased use of hospital level of care with the implementation of strengths-based therapeutic modalities. IMPLICATIONS: Incorporating strengths-based interventions into conventional psychiatric practice provides a multi-faceted treatment approach that promotes recovery in children and adolescents with psychiatric disorders.
PURPOSE: The field of psychiatry has conventionally employed a medical model in which mental health disorders are diagnosed and treated. However, the evidence is amassing that using a strengths-based approach that promotes wellness by engaging the patient's assets and interests may work in synergy with the medical model to promote recovery. This harmonizes with the patient-centered care model that has been promoted by the Institute of Medicine. METHODS: The article uses a clinical case to highlight the attributes of a strength-based model in the psychiatric treatment of adolescents. RESULTS: Outcome metrics from a number of studies have demonstrated enhanced youth and parent satisfaction and decreased use of hospital level of care with the implementation of strengths-based therapeutic modalities. IMPLICATIONS: Incorporating strengths-based interventions into conventional psychiatric practice provides a multi-faceted treatment approach that promotes recovery in children and adolescents with psychiatric disorders.
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Keywords:
Strengths-based; adolescent psychiatry; health promotion; patient-centered care; positive psychology
Authors: Samson Tse; Emily W S Tsoi; Bridget Hamilton; Mary O'Hagan; Geoff Shepherd; Mike Slade; Rob Whitley; Melissa Petrakis Journal: Int J Soc Psychiatry Date: 2016-02-01