Psychological medical support is an integrated approach that combines medical and psychological care for the patient and aims to improve the patient’s experience and enhance his ability to deal with his illness and achieve better therapeutic results. Through Al Mousa Specialist Hospital, psychological medical support is provided with a group of the best doctors at the Rafah Center for Mental Health. Continue in the following context to learn more details.

What is psychological support?

Psychological medical support is integrated care that combines the medical and psychological aspects of the patient, and aims to help individuals deal with the challenges they face, whether psychological or emotional, that are the result of their diseases or health conditions, whether acute or chronic. The support includes a group of services provided by a specialized team of psychiatrists and social workers, and includes psychotherapy, counseling, and relaxation techniques, in addition to training patients on how to control symptoms and improve the quality of life. Psychological medical support provides a safe space for the patient to express his feelings and fears, and obtain the necessary support to adapt to...

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Types of psychological medical support

There are many types of psychological medical support, about which many psychotherapists disagreed, but they agreed on several basic types, which are as follows:

• Mental support: This type of psychological support is provided by all mental health professionals such as psychiatrists, psychological counselors, and psychotherapists. This type of psychological treatment also includes cognitive behavioral therapy, group talk, and psychotherapy.
• Behavioral support: This type of psychological support consists of providing practical assistance and training in all the skills necessary to deal with various challenges, such as: providing important advice to improve the patient’s personal abilities and professional development.
• Guidance support: This type of psychological support includes guiding the person and providing advice on dealing with all the problems and challenges he faces in his daily life and helping him overcome difficulties.
• Social support: This type of support involves the individual receiving the necessary support from members of the community around him, whether family members, friends, or others, and participating in all social activities that help communicate with others.
• Emotional support: This type of support involves the patient getting the attention and emotional understanding he deserves by listening to him well, empathizing with him, then encouraging him and providing him with appropriate solutions in all difficult periods of his life.

Through Al Mousa Specialist Hospital and through the Rafah Center for Mental Health, patients are provided with psychological and counseling support, and this is through various therapeutic and preventive services that meet the different needs of patients, and internationally approved rehabilitation programs for internal or external care. 

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Psychological support services

There are many goals and specializations for psychological support that is provided by all health centers and institutions that contain a psychological support department, which are: Psychological support services Miscellaneous as follows:

• Providing many different and diverse group programs, which in turn provide different ways of participation and play for children who are exposed to violence.
• Continuously providing family guidance to all mothers and fathers on the correct way to deal with children to create a healthy environment in the future and providing training on positive parenting skills.
• Providing programs to develop the behavioral skills and cognitive abilities of the individual, which modifies the behaviors of abused people and helps them rehabilitate psychologically.
• Providing appropriate therapeutic services, especially for all people who have been exposed to a trauma that caused them many disorders.
• Providing urgent psychological services to all victims of abuse, violence, commercial or sexual exploitation.
• Providing appropriate psychological and social support to those suffering from psychological problems resulting from societal unrest.

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How does psychological support contribute to improving the patient’s health? 

Psychological support for patients with chronic diseases or other diseases is considered one of the most important positive influences, as this affects their quality of life and the course of their illness journey. There are also many methods used in providing psychological support to such patients, which reduces the psychological pressure on them, as dealing with such diseases is psychologically exhausting to a great degree, so it is possible to alleviate this through emotional psychological support dedicated to dealing with pressure and tension.

Psychological support greatly enhances the patient's ability to adapt to all changes that occur in lifestyle and also the challenges that result after the patient's medical condition.

Psychological support helps all patients comply with the treatment plan prescribed by doctors and therapists and adhere to the treatments and medications that are prescribed to them, which improves the outcome of treatment and improves the general health of the individual.

Psychological support for the patient increases his positive energy and enhances his optimism on an ongoing basis, which contributes greatly to improving the patient’s psychological and physical health at the same time.

Duration of psychological support sessions?

Routine psychological medical support sessions last no more than 50 minutes. As for the first session of psychotherapy, in which there is a greater degree of familiarity, its duration can reach longer than that, sometimes reaching approximately an hour and a half.

The interview date for the psychological medical support session is set over the phone or by coming to the office and submitting a request to book an appointment so that the psychologist will then contact you to set the appropriate date so that you can come.

The number of sessions that an individual needs is determined by identifying his psychological problem and finding appropriate solutions for it, which can be presented in several sessions, or some problems can be solved in only two sessions or one session, and some problems can last for many years until the therapist can solve them completely.

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What is the psychological support for the patient?

There are some important tips agreed upon by psychologists about how to provide psychological support to patients. Here are the most prominent tips that clarify what should be said or done in the presence of the patient, which are as follows:

• Do not argue with the patient about anything, try to understand him as much as possible, offer respect to him, try to understand him, and reassure him by staying with him until he recovers completely.
• Stay calmly next to the patient, do not speak in a negative way, try to understand his disturbed feelings, and calmly provide reassuring answers to him.
• Listen carefully to the patient when he wants to tell you his story and find out what led him to that state, which in turn will help the patient overcome that ordeal.
• Be patient when dealing with the patient, especially in his angry moments, and smile in his face, which increases comfort and reassurance in his heart and makes him feel optimistic.
• Be as gentle as possible, which brings peace to the patient's soul and makes the patient remain as calm as possible, which makes them control themselves well when facing the most difficult situations.

Who are the people who need psychological support?

The first steps that must be followed are to identify additional people for this assistance, and this includes all of the following:

• All those in need of the necessary social support.
• People in your surroundings who show symptoms of disease.
• All those in need of support in many different aspects, which causes them psychological suffering and social distress.
• All people who appear very and visibly sad.

How do you conduct a psychological support session?

First, before starting any psychological support session, some important procedures and steps are followed by the psychotherapist, most notably determining the general goals of the treatment journey, then the specific goals, which are more important. The following steps are then followed:

• Develop a session plan.
• Evaluate each session after it ends.
• Creating a safe and supportive environment for the patient.
• Complete management of group dynamics.
• Enhancing patient self-awareness.
• Managing states of happiness and anger in patients.

What is the difference between psychological support and psychological first aid?

It is all the therapeutic interventions provided by the psychological paramedic or the one who provides psychological care and support to those who are able to survive and remain alive after being exposed to serious accidents, the aim of which is to alleviate the psychological effects of the traumas that result from these horrific accidents, and that person can be called the psychological paramedic or just the paramedic.

Psychological medical support is considered an essential pillar to help achieve recovery and psychological well-being for patients. It is not limited to treating the physical symptoms of the disease, but rather it addresses the psychological and emotional aspects that affect the experience of the disease, and this is by providing a safe, supportive environment for patients.

After reaching the end of this article, please note that Al Mousa Specialist Hospital is distinguished by providing the best psychological medical support services to all patients in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and residents as well, at the hands of a group of the most qualified doctors distinguished by providing health care services at the highest level. To obtain the best psychological medical support, please book your appointment now.

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Psychological support – nilohealth

Mental Health & Psychosocial Support – internationalmedicalcorps