title: Contemporary psychopharmacotherapy in the context of brave new psychiatry, well-being therapy and life coaching.
abstract: Despite modern advances in clinical psychopharmacology, mental disorders are still the leading cause of disability all over the world. Drug treatment of mental disorders is unfortunately too often associated with partial remissions, frequent relapse or recurrence as well as with persistent residual symptoms, distress and low levels of well-being, life-satisfaction and quality of life. The practical failure of psychopharmacotherapy to improve life-satisfaction and well-being is related to treatment focus on psychopathology and decrease of illness and not on the development of wellness, purpose of life and creativity. NLP, life coaching and well-being therapy may significantly increase effectiveness of psychopharmacotherapy shaping an efficient and meaningful treatment context for achieving a full recovery.
authors.affiliation: University Psychiatric Clinic Rebro, Clinical Hospital Centre Zagreb, Kispatićeva 12, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia. miro.jakovljevic@mef.hr
authors.forename: Miro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jakovljević
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D010686:Philosophy, Medical; D011613:Psychotherapy; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D012917:Social Adjustment
chemical_list: D011619:Psychotropic Drugs