health. People admitted to hospital are allocated a Named Nurse who has specific responsibility for them. Clinical Psychologist Clinical Psychologists are Psychologists who are trained to work with people towards understanding their feelings, behaviour and thoughts and how these affect their daily lives. They normally work in a hospital setting and offer medium term treatment over 16 or so sessions. Psychotherapist Psychotherapists are professionals who work with people with severe mental ill health by supporting people to understand their feelings, behaviour and thoughts. They offer long term treatment over 2-4 years. Occupational Therapist Occupational Therapists are trained to assist people in developing confidence and skills that they need to live independently. 5 Receiving treatment The kinds of treatment which your relative’s GP can recommend have already been described in section 3. The hospital medical staff can prescribe similar kinds of treatment for your relative, whether they are seen as an
health. People admitted to hospital are allocated a Named Nurse who has specific responsibility for them. Clinical Psychologist Clinical Psychologists are Psychologists who are trained to work with people towards understanding their feelings, behaviour and thoughts and how these affect their daily lives. They normally work in a hospital setting and offer medium term treatment over 16 or so sessions. Psychotherapist Psychotherapists are professionals who work with people with severe mental ill health by supporting people to understand their feelings, behaviour and thoughts. They offer long term treatment over 2-4 years. Occupational Therapist Occupational Therapists are trained to assist people in developing confidence and skills that they need to live independently. 5 Receiving treatment The kinds of treatment which your relative’s GP can recommend have already been described in section 3. The hospital medical staff can prescribe similar kinds of treatment for your relative, whether they are seen as an