Journal article
Case manager as therapy extender for cognitive behavior therapy of serious mental illness: a case report
Community mental health journal, v 50(4), pp 422-426
May 2014
PMID: 23828035
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Abstract
Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) is an evidence-based intervention for individuals with serious mental illness and potentiates standard medication management. Americans receiving publicly funded treatment for serious mental illnesses have limited access to CBT and hence we need to devise innovative ways of providing access to this important intervention. We present a case of a man who had severe disability, was medication resistant, and diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder. After being home bound for many years he was provided CBT utilizing his existing case manager as a therapy extender. The specific roles of the primary therapist and case manager as well as the improvement in quality of life of the individual are delineated. This case report opens up the possibility of further studying case managers as therapy extenders for treating serious mental illnesses.
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- Title
- Case manager as therapy extender for cognitive behavior therapy of serious mental illness: a case report
- Creators
- Narsimha R Pinninti - University of Medicine and Dentistry of New JerseyLisa T Schmidt - Drexel UniversityRichard P Snyder - Twin Oaks Community Services
- Publication Details
- Community mental health journal, v 50(4), pp 422-426
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Counseling and Family Therapy
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000333474200008
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84921292420
- Other Identifier
- 991019169101204721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Health Policy & Services
- Psychiatry
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health