Community-Based Psychiatric Rehabilitation: Examining the Effectiveness of Holistic Recovery Models

Authors

  • Dr. Asif Hasan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.69980/ajpr.v27i2.98

Keywords:

Community-Based Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Holistic Recovery Models, Mental Health, Psychosocial Rehabilitation, Patient-Centered Care

Abstract

Community-based psychiatric rehabilitation now serves as a key method to help mental health patients recover through complete care instead of basic psychiatric treatment. The traditional symptom management through medication and emergency hospitalization fails to achieve long-term wellness so community-based psychiatric rehabilitation implements multiple professional intervention models to develop enduring wellness. This research evaluates how complete recovery methods help patients in psychiatric rehabilitation by studying psychosocial rehabilitation and peer support with community participation. Research indicators show that patients achieve better outcomes when their treatment includes employment-related services together with secure housing and therapeutic interventions like mindfulness-based cognitive therapy and art therapy because these factors enhance patient independence and decrease the chance of falling back into illness. Peer support groups help people regain their power and fight stigma which makes it easier for them to return to society. Evidence-based strategies together with standardized frameworks should be implemented into community mental health services to achieve consistent and effective operations. Future research needs to test new digital rehabilitation tools and team-based healthcare teams to make community-based psychiatric rehabilitation work better. Patient-centered and strength-based methods of community-based psychiatric rehabilitation create fundamental changes to mental health care while maintaining sustainable patient recovery and enhancing their quality of life.

Author Biography

Dr. Asif Hasan

*Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh-202002, ORCID ID: 0000-0001-9433-3364, 

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