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Il faut toujours continuer \u00e0 croire qu\u2019il est possible d\u2019agir, du moins sur les cons\u00e9quences les plus n\u00e9fastes. Pour ma part, j\u2019adopte une approche tr\u00e8s pratique. Souvent dans le but de r\u00e9tablir le calme et l\u2019\u00e9quilibre et de restaurer le sommeil, afin que la pens\u00e9e rationnelle redevienne possible et que toutes sortes de probl\u00e8mes concrets puissent \u00eatre abord\u00e9s un \u00e0 un.<\/span><\/p>\n

Si l\u2019on y parvient d\u00e9j\u00e0, avec le temps, les choses finiront par se calmer et la personne touch\u00e9e apprendra \u00e0 affronter autrement la vie quotidienne, qui peut \u00eatre \u00e9pouvantable. Il est important que ceux dont le sol s\u2019est d\u00e9rob\u00e9 sous les pieds retrouvent leur place dans la soci\u00e9t\u00e9. Cela demande parfois plusieurs ann\u00e9es d\u2019efforts acharn\u00e9s, mais c\u2019est possible, avec de la patience, de la disponibilit\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9coute et une grande dose d\u2019exp\u00e9rience. Et cela sans juger, et de pr\u00e9f\u00e9rence aussi sans donner de bons conseils.<\/span><\/p>\n

Notre action doit toujours viser \u00e0 accro\u00eetre l\u2019autonomie de la personne et \u00e0 lui fournir les moyens dont elle a besoin pour \u00eatre mieux \u00e0 m\u00eame de prendre ses propres d\u00e9cisions. Nous disposons d\u2019un certain nombre de moyens et de strat\u00e9gies pour intervenir dans un processus de prise de conscience et de r\u00e9alisation de soi, en \u00e9liminant les obstacles et en favorisant les facteurs de croissance.<\/span><\/p>\n

En tant que m\u00e9decin g\u00e9n\u00e9raliste, compte tenu de la pression du temps, nous ne pouvons souvent pas nous permettre le luxe d\u2019attendre les r\u00e9sultats d\u2019une psychoth\u00e9rapie longue et exigeante avant d\u2019agir. Il y a aussi souvent des besoins urgents. Tant que r\u00e8gnent l\u2019agitation et la confusion, cette psychoth\u00e9rapie ne pourra m\u00eame pas commencer.<\/span><\/p>\n

Il faut inscrire cela sur une ligne du temps et s\u2019attaquer d\u2019abord aux probl\u00e8mes les plus urgents, sans perdre de vue le fond de la question. Pour certains, une bonne conversation ne suffira pas et nous pouvons alors opter pour une approche m\u00e9dicamenteuse. C\u2019est extr\u00eamement sensible, parce que tout le monde semble avoir l\u00e0-dessus une opinion bien tranch\u00e9e.<\/span><\/p>\n

Toutes sortes d\u2019histoires circulent au sujet des m\u00e9dicaments psychiatriques et nous ne pouvons pas toutes les rectifier ici. En tant que m\u00e9decins, nous devons toutefois nous demander ce que nous sommes en train de faire lorsque nous prescrivons des m\u00e9dicaments, parfois puissants, \u00e0 des patients confront\u00e9s \u00e0 un probl\u00e8me d\u2019Addiction.<\/span><\/p>\n

Il s\u2019agit d\u2019une question pertinente, mais \u00e9galement l\u00e9gitime : le m\u00e9decin qui prescrit un produit devant \u00eatre pris \u00e0 long terme ne cr\u00e9e-t-il pas ainsi une nouvelle d\u00e9pendance ?<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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