The Youth Mood Clinic: an innovative service for the treatment of severe and complex depression.

CONCLUSIONS: The Youth Mood Clinic (YMC) provides multidisciplinary, team-based treatment for young people aged 15-25 years. The YMC model utilises a phased treatment approach, drawing on elements of cognitive and interpersonal psychotherapy embedded within case management and psychiatry review. Particular attention is given to developmental factors, engagement, assessment, suicide risk, caregiver input and pharmacotherapy. Key tasks of the YMC treatment phases are outlined, reflecting initial stages, recovery planning and treatment, continuation, consolidation and future planning. PMID: 28135816 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Australasian Psychiatry - December 31, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Rice SM, Halperin S, Cahill S, Cranston I, Phelan M, Hetrick SE, Blaikie S, Edwards J, Koutsogiannis J, Davey CG Tags: Australas Psychiatry Source Type: research

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