Strengths and protective factors in person-centered integrative diagnosis.

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Janet Wallcraft
Elena Gayvoronskaya
Ihsan M. Salloum

Abstract

Mental health problems are a global issue and solutions need to fit a wide range of cultures and economic situations. This is challenging for the Western-oriented model of medical diagnosis and expensive, hospital-based treatment. In Western countries, the model is moving towards community-oriented support, based on a recovery and wellness model, with more emphasis on prevention and mental health promotion work, provided by multidisciplinary teams.

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Section
Fourth Geneva Conference on Person-centered Medicine: Person-centered integrative diagnosis (PID)
Author Biography

Janet Wallcraft, Centre for Mental Health Recovery, University of Hertfordshire; and Centre for Excellence in Interdisciplinary Mental Health, University of Birmingham

Janet Wallcraft has a BSc Hons (1st Class) in Science Technology & Society (1987)  and a Postgrad Diploma Social Sciences Research (1989) from Middlesex University, London, and PhD from South Bank University, London (2002) on mental health service users first experiences of breakdown and treatment. She is a Visiting Fellow at the Centre for Mental Health Recovery, University of Hertfordshire, and an Honorary Fellow at the Centre for Excellence in Interdisciplinary Mental Health, University of Birmingham. She has been a long-term consultant and researcher on the experiences of people who use or receive mental health services, working for leading NGOs and Government organisations in England and Wales. 

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