Samantha Williams
Statement of the Problem:
Investment in the sick role appears to prevent some patients from recovery or the perception of recovery. Using a multidisciplinary team approach where there is collaboration amongst the disciplines with a careplan is beneficial for the patient’s recovery. An integrated therapeutic approach working with the underlying schemas responsible for the investment in the sick role will allow the patient to “get better”.
Methodology & Theoretical Orientation
Multidisciplinary medical and psychiatric community based collaboration with continuation of care, comprehensive & holistic view of the patient, benefit of the availability of range of skills. Schema therapy integrated approach (CBT, psychotherapy, BWRT) to address underlying psychological issues underpinning medical illness.
Findings
Focus on the Investment in the sick role using the schema psychotherapy approach & MDT collaborative approach showed a decrease in psychological and medical symptomology.
Conclusion & Significance
Schema therapy within an integrated approach address g the underpinning psychological issues responsible for the medical illness and poor recovery with a MDT collaborative approach is favorable for psychiatric and medical recovery.
Recommendations
Implications for future research into the integration of psychology & medicine, working in a collaborative multidisciplinary approach within the community. A need for an IT platform for shared patient notes.