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"The psychiatric day hospital provides intensive, multidisciplinary care for people suffering from mental illness in an outpatient setting, giving them the opportunity to remain part of the family system and community. In an intensive, structured day care setting, patients are provided a safe space and support from a team of mental health professionals that are crucial on the road to recovery. It represents an imaginary bridge between crisis and stability, between solitude and sharing, between illness and ordinary life. The aim is to help the person find stability and confidence in everyday functioning again," highlights the strengths of the new programme Mgr. Miriama Bírešová, the psychologist in charge of the residential centre
Inpatient care stands on the borderline between outpatient care and hospitalization. Patients come to the CDR premises every day, where they have a programme from 8:15 am to 2:15 pm, and can participate in the group for six weeks. They can join at any time, and the group is a dynamic one that evolves over time.
The morning after they arrive, the entire group prepares for the upcoming day's program and has a community meeting with a psychologist and psychiatrist. This is followed by activities with a therapeutic overlay, such as bibliotherapy, movement therapy or art therapy, and then group psychotherapy. Afterwards, lunch and psychoeducation sessions focusing on relaxation techniques or stress management techniques, for example. The programme concludes with another community meeting to review the day, after which the group members go back to their homes.
"For adequate psychiatric treatment, it is extremely important that we do not remove the patient from their home environment. He can immediately transfer his newly acquired knowledge and experience into his daily life thanks to the inpatient care. That is why inpatient care is an extremely important part of psychiatry," explains Matěj Kasal, M.D., Head of Outpatient Care at CDR, explaining the advantages of the group.
Patients can make an appointment via the form on the CDR website.
