The conference on trauma, dissociation, and psychosis
- We have more to learn from each other
- To provide patients with the best treatment, the various fields in psychiatry must exchange knowledge and learn from each other, says psychologist specialist Cecilie Brøvig. She is now inviting to the fifth international conference on trauma, dissociation, and psychosis in Kristiansand.
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- We still need to learn from each other, dare to use new methods, and share the tools we use in our patient treatment, says psychologist specialist Cecilie Brøvig at DPS Solvang, the psychosis unit.
She has extensive experience in treating psychosis and has long been a driving force in bringing together professional environments in trauma and psychosis.
Knowledge Sharing
- We see that patients with trauma, dissociation, and psychosis often have the same symptoms. Therefore, we as therapists must break down the barriers between professional fields and share knowledge, tools, and experience. This promotes better treatment for patients, she says.
Most psychosis patients carry trauma. Nevertheless, there has not been a tradition of discussing life events or offering trauma treatment, for fear of worsening the psychotic condition. Today, studies and practice show that in many cases, the opposite is true.
- Ultimately, this is about human dignity and providing the best treatment available to our patients. It enhances the quality of life for patients and is good economic sense for society at all levels, she says.
Photo: Sørlandet sykehus/Irene Svozilik
New Conference Next Year
Ten years after the first conference took place in Kristiansand, she is in the process of inviting to the fifth international conference at the Caledonien hotel in Kristiansand, from June 10-12 next year.
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Close to Clinical Practice
Together with her professional team, she has been seeking to secure speakers who work with the most complex conditions and who convey how therapists should continue to work with this in clinical practice.
- It is the most severe mental disorders that are treated in specialist healthcare. Therefore, what we offer at the conference must be clinically relevant and pertinent for the therapists and ultimately for the patients, says Brøvig, referring to positive feedback from previous conferences.
- A Conference People Remember
- This is a conference that people remember and that has initiated collaboration and professional development that we otherwise would not have had, says Brøvig.
She hopes the conference will become a knowledge arena for professional inspiration for the participants.
- Our goal is to highlight the latest knowledge about treatment methods, engage the professional community, and encourage them to try something new.
Expert on Trauma and Brain Response
Among the speakers is Ruth Lanius, an expert on trauma and brain response. Lanius has made a name for herself in her work to understand and treat dissociation and PTSD in a more holistic way. This is work that both the trauma, dissociation, and psychosis fields can learn from, believes Brøvig.
When Lanius visits the trauma conference, she will share insights from her studies on the treatment method called deep brain reorienting (DBR).
DBR is an approach to trauma treatment that can help increase safety and bodily presence in patients. An approach that is also relevant for psychosis patients.
- We are very much looking forward to hearing Lanius. She has many promising results to share.
The conference on trauma, dissociation, and psychosis will kick off with a pre-conference at Sørlandet Hospital Kristiansand on June 10. This will be followed by two days of a full program at the Radisson Blu Caledonien hotel, Kristiansand.
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