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How to overcome the barriers to psychotherapy

Psycho-therapies promise a remedy for numerous problems, originating in the Psyche or the impact on the Psyche. However, if you want to take such a treatment, must usually overcome first, some of the hurdles.

Mental disorders are in need of a good therapy. But this is for statutory health insured easier said than done. Because the places are rare and not easy to look. When it comes to the topic of psychotherapy, the majority of people asking questions about questions.

At the beginning of a therapy the big question mark

To a psychiatrist or psychologist? How are the waiting times? What pays the cash? How do I get a date? To come to a place for one of the health insurance paid for treatment, can be complicated and time-consuming. And that’s not all. Important questions and answers on the topic of psychotherapy.

Psychologist or psychotherapist: Where are the differences?

A psychologist has completed a degree in psychology – the science of behavior and Experience of the people. It is not formed, but still in salvation history, such as Anja election. She is a psychologist, psychotherapist and Counsellor at psychotherapy information service (PID).

For this purpose, a psycho-therapeutic additional training is necessary. Which is regulated by law and involves state auditing (certification). After that, it is a psychological psychotherapist.

Physicians, too, can be a psychotherapist and as medical specialist for psychiatry and psychotherapy or a specialist for Psychosomatic medicine. Or you make a psycho-therapeutic additional training as a medical psychotherapist.

How do I find a therapist?

There are various possibilities. A is, Therapeutic practices within a call to ask for free capacities. In the search for the psychologists of the portal of the professional Association of the BDP, the psychotherapists chambers of the Federal States, or the doctor can search for the physicians ‘ associations of the länder help.

Or you can be on the date of service under the telephone number of the medical on-call service (116 117) an appointment convey. “There are but does not provide Therapy, but a first meeting – the so-called office hours,” as Johanna Thünker emphasized. She is Chairman of the Association of Psychological Psychotherapists and psychotherapists (VPP).

How’s the way to therapy?

At the beginning of the consultation session is. Here the demand is made clarified and, where appropriate, a first diagnosis. With this Information, it is for the people Concerned: the so-called probatori meetings, as Anja’s choice is explained. They serve the understanding and the consolidation of the diagnostics. “The probatori’s sessions, you should make it possible, there, where, later on, the actual therapy,” advises the expert.

According to the probatori’s sessions, the therapy follows usually with a wait. How this looks depends on the diagnosis and the therapy.

What are the health insurance companies pay?
The statutory health insurance companies usually pay only a therapy for approved handlers. The psychological or medical Psychotherapist and therapists who are trained in one of the four of the health insurance companies accepted forms of therapy: behaviour therapy, psychoanalysis, psychotherapy based on depth psychology and systemic psychotherapy.

The Problem is that Not every therapist with training a licensed. You don’t find a therapist with Treasury approval, may be issued according to Johanna Thünker in the case of a equivalent trained psychotherapists in therapy and costs request reimbursement, under certain conditions, the insurance companies pay.

Who should bear the cost for the treatment itself, should be expected, according to Anja election, with a cost of approximately 90 euros per session.

How long you have to wait for a therapy place?

For too long, experts say. The requirements under the statutory insurance is much higher, as it will give cash-approved therapist or courts, criticized the choice. How long you have to wait, can not say in General. It is often several months.

“The Situation is worrying, because many people strive for a psychotherapy course, if you already very bad and it is not already at the first signs of a mental illness,” explains Jonas Dietrich, a psychologist and consultant at the Independent patient counseling Germany (UPD). “And then you will have to wait a year and a half. This is not favorable for the course of the disease.“

How to bridge the waiting time?

Important: emergencies, for example when it comes to thoughts of suicide, need to be treated immediately, either call the 112 or directly to a psychiatric Institute outpatient clinic, emphasizes Dietrich. Admissions are also on the house doctor possible.

To bridge the waiting time for a therapy place, people can turn to, for example, regional self-help groups. In addition, there is in each district of the social psychiatric service that supports people in crisis and advises. The emotional relief of people can take advantage of the offer of a telephone helpline or on the “Seelefon” of the Federal Association of the relatives of the mentally Ill (BApK) for advice.

Under the circumstances, there are outpatient treatment services in the psychiatric outpatient Department. It is important to take care during the waiting time further to a therapy place. Because: All the Bridge is replacing a long-term therapy.

The first points of contact help

The Independent patient counseling Germany (UPD) provides the phone number 0800-011-77-22 from Monday to Friday between 8.00 and 20.00 nationwide free consultations for patients. In addition, there is the offer of an encrypted Online consultation www.patientenberatung.de

During the phone counseling, you can seek the phone numbers 0800/111-0 -111, 0800/111-0-222 and 116-123 round – the-clock anonymous help free of charge and nationwide. Support is via E-Mail and Chat as well as counseling support.

The Seelefon is the phone number 0228-71-00-24-24 from Monday to Friday between 10.00 am and 20.00 PM (Wednesday until 21: 00) and on Saturday between 14.00 and 16.00 PM. The advisors are also available by email: [email protected] (vb; Source: Elena cell, dpa/tmn)