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Psychological rehabilitation center and the most important therapeutic programs
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Reviewed by: Dr. Ahmed Al-Muzaffar, Consultant Psychiatrist

The Psychological Rehabilitation Center specializes in solving psychological problems and helping people who have gone through certain crises to overcome this difficult stage and continue their lives normally, and to overcome the crisis and shock that they have experienced. This rehabilitation is carried out by specialized psychiatrists by developing programs and courses that vary in application from one person to another depending on the response of each patient to the stages of rehabilitation. This article includes all the details of the Psychological Rehabilitation Center, including the behavioral and psychological programs and psychological rehabilitation sessions and their most important goals, in addition to a number of common questions that some people may have received. 

Rehabilitation, psychological and behavioral treatment programmes

The Psychological Rehabilitation Center is a specialized center in which doctors and psychologists participate with patients who need psychological rehabilitation in helping them achieve independence and overcome the injury through some practices and programs designated for that, and this is in accordance with following a set of steps and programs that achieve this important medical plan, which are as follows:

  • Study the personality traits of the affected individual and find out what type of problem he suffers from.
  • Understanding the psychological needs he needs that made him exposed to a psychological problem.
  • Identifying all the diseases and psychological problems that played a fundamental role in influencing his personality.
  • Conduct comprehensive psychological research.
  • Knowing the psychological compatibility of people.
  • Conducting individual or group treatment for each case according to its specific need.
  • Implementing cognitive therapy and building skills that enhance the person’s abilities and compensate for any deficiency.
  • Providing some tips that play a role in enhancing social and behavioral communication.
  • Changing a person's lifestyle in a way that enhances his health.
  • Rehabilitation and recognition of special preferences and needs.

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Psychological rehabilitation sessions

A psychiatric patient in a psychological rehabilitation center needs between 5 and 20 sessions depending on the type of problem he is experiencing, the degree to which the psychological problem has reached him, and the type of treatment appropriate for him. Psychological rehabilitation sessions are divided into a group of sessions, which are as follows:

  • Dynamic psychotherapy: 

Psychodynamic psychotherapy is a long-term treatment that addresses thought patterns, behaviors, feelings, and shared problems that a person experiences in childhood.

  • Behavioral therapy: 

Behavioral therapy is the technique in which the doctor changes the patient's unconscious behavioral response and improves the behavioral, emotional, and psychological reactions and patterns that the patient experiences.

  • Cognitive therapy: 

Cognitive therapy is a type of short-term therapy that affects the patient's own behaviors and beliefs, and can be eliminated by applying skills that directly affect the patient's thoughts.

  • Humanistic treatment: 

Humanistic treatment aims to know the patient's psychological experiences and needs by discussing the problems and difficulties he is experiencing and helping him look at life positively.

  • Family therapy: 

Family therapy takes place in cooperation with the doctor and aims to improve communication between the family and the individual.

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Psychological rehabilitation course

Psychological rehabilitation courses are relied upon within the Psychological Rehabilitation Center, which are among the programs implemented by the skilled doctors at the center. These courses have different directions, and the duration of these courses is from 3 to 6 months. In some cases, these courses may last from 6 to 12 months on average, and include several aspects, including the following:

  • Rehabilitation of cases suffering from addiction or brain diseases.
  • Rehabilitation of mental illnesses associated with schizophrenia.
  • Getting rid of depression and chronic mental illness.
  • Rehabilitation of personality disorders, including narcissism, dependence, and others.

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Objectives of psychological rehabilitation

Psychological rehabilitation courses and programs at the Psychological Rehabilitation Center aim to help people who have gone through psychological trauma overcome this shock as much as possible and help them live normally after overcoming the psychological ordeal. Psychological rehabilitation aims to achieve some important goals necessary to overcome these difficult psychological crises. 

One of the most important goals of psychological rehabilitation is to help individuals determine their own goals and gain the strength to help them achieve that. In addition, some people with mental problems may suffer from frustration and despair, but psychological rehabilitation helps them overcome this ordeal and gives them a sense of hope.

In addition, psychological rehabilitation helps individuals build social relationships, supports them with their mental health, absorbs the new changes that occur to them, and helps them improve their mental health.

Who are the people who need to visit a rehabilitation center?

People who need to visit a psychological rehabilitation center are: people with brain injury, intellectual disability, stroke, sensory loss, loss of limbs, spinal cord injury, neuromuscular disorders, in cases of chronic pain, people with cancer, AIDS, autism spectrum disorder, deafness, blindness,  substance abuse disorders, burns and deformities.

What is a psychological rehabilitation center?

The psychological rehabilitation center includes places that help the patient overcome difficult circumstances and crises, prepare them psychologically to overcome the adversity and difficulties they go through that negatively affect their psyche, help them engage in society, and enhance their social and emotional skills.

What are psychological rehabilitation sessions?

It is a group of sessions that are conducted for the patient to modify behavior within the psychological rehabilitation center through a set of sessions determined based on the treating psychiatrist and targeting modern treatment methods and techniques that vary according to the mental health of each case.

What happens in the psychological rehabilitation center?

The patient sits with the doctor in the clinic to learn about the type of problem. In the first session, the patient’s medical condition is evaluated, his personality, fears, and what he feels are learned. The details of the problem are discussed, and an appointment is set for the next session based on the patient’s condition to complete the treatment journey. The doctor can find out the problem that the person is going through through his answers. 

Thus, we have learned in detail how to choose a psychological rehabilitation center that provides you with the best care and integrated care that achieves the goal behind rehabilitation, and all of this is available through Al-Mousa Hospital, which includes a team with the best doctors and specialized therapists.

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