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Appropriate Therapeutic Disclosures in Improving Client Engagement in Mental Health Management

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2023

L. Myers
L. Myers*
Affiliation:
Private, Sydney, Australia

Abstract

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Introduction

As psychiatrists, we are taught not to disclose and to present a blank canvas to the client

Should mental health professionals be reconsidering this stance if aiming to effectively manage their clients who live in a world that promotes vulnerability and lived experience as powerful therapeutic strategies?

Objectives

Promote mental health and remove the shame and stigma limiting client engagement by advocating for ‘real’ psychiatrists

Methods

  • - Discuss therapeutic disclosure and its history

  • - The impact of social media and current trends in mental health promotion

  • - Suggestions for improving client engagement through reclaiming the expert role in mental health promotion and the value of sharing lived experience within professional boundaries. To

Results

  • - Clients improve communication and openness

  • - Mental health engagement promoted and encouraged

Conclusions

Clients respond favourably to psychiatrist vulnerability and authenticity with therapeutic disclosures

Disclosure of Interest

None Declared

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European Psychiatry , Volume 66 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 31st European Congress of Psychiatry , March 2023 , pp. S989
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