The Integrated Treatment of Psychotherapy, Body Therapy, Sociotherapy, and Psychopharmacotherapy in the Bio-Psycho-Social Model with Psychological Prevalence: Three Clinical Cases
M. M. Rega, F. Del Prete, E. AmmendolaIntroduction
This paper presents an analysis of three clinical cases treated with two versions of the bio-psycho-social model:
Model with Biological Prevalence: The treatment of choice is pharmacological, complemented by psychotherapy and supportive sociotherapy. The aim is to reduce the severity of symptoms, but this results in a reduction of the capabilities of the patient. Model with Psychological Prevalence: The treatment of choice is psychotherapy, with psychopharmacotherapy as a supportive measure. The aim is to increase awareness of maladaptive relational rules that generate symptoms to facilitate the decision to modify them.
Objectives
The objective of this work is to demonstrate that the bio-psycho-social model with psychological prevalence facilitates the understanding of the psychotic patient, leading to increased treatment efficiency.
Methods
In the integrated treatment approach, the method applied is a unique intervention model that seeks to identify the stable rules of functioning of the patient and their family. This model guides interventions, which are focused on awareness and decision-making, across all settings of the care community:
Individual, family, group psychotherapy and body therapy Sociotherapy: Workshops with four levels of increasing autonomy Psychopharmacotherapy: To reduce the pain of awareness and decision-making Supervision: To develop common guidelines and integration of interventions