Often faced with stigma, patients who do not adhere to treatment procedures do not take confrontation well. In fact, it can sometimes push them further into denial and refusal to accept their condition. Sometimes a more careful approach is necessary.
Richard Juman asks Dr. Harris Stratyner about his “carefrontation” approach to treating diffident and non-compliant patients. Here is the article from The Fix.
Source: Dr. Harris Stratyner
‘There is No Room for Stigma’ in Addiction Treatment
How a prominent clinician developed “Carefrontation” in his work with patients.
Dr. Harris Stratyner, PhD is a licensed psychologist and an internationally recognized expert on addiction, with a particular specialty in co-occurring disorders. He is the Vice President and New York Regional Clinical Director of Caron Treatment Center and Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Dr. Stratyner also maintains a private practice in New York. He is the co-author of the PDR Guide to Pediatric and Adolescent Mental Health.
His treatment approach, in contrast to those that rely on confrontation when patients fail to adhere to prescribed behaviors, holds them to a single standard, that they strive to become experts about their illness and devise a treatment plan that will set them on a road to stable recovery. See full post
In order to ensure proper recovery, it’s important that we encourage patients to be responsible for themselves. Being too confrontational can bring undesired results to fruition and make the patient lose any control over their behavior; while giving them care and support without enabling their addictive behavior can turn the tables and help them recover quickly.
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