1.Culture and psychotherapy: A psychosocial framework for analysis
Acta Medica Philippina 2012;46(1):57-62
Culture possesses multiple functions in psychotherapeutic processes: (1) it creates specific sources of stress, (2) it provides specific modes of coping with distress, (3) it governs social responses to distress and disability, (4) it defines the symptoms of distress and psychopathology, (5) it determines the interpretation of symptoms and their subsequent biological, psychological, and social impacts, (6) it guides help-seeking and the response to treatment, and (7) it shapes the meaning of the illness experience. Psychotherapy, therefore, involves processes that are informed by the patient's culture. Indigenous psychotherapies could be found in many societies and they may be used alone or in conjunction with Western modalities of treatment. In the Philippines, psychotherapists largely employ Western models of psychotherapy.
This paper describes some indigenous healing rituals and discusses the psychosocial framework that lends efficacy in the treatment modalities for psychological problems. Furthermore, this paper also aims to integrate this framework into the current practice of psychotherapy in the Philippines and provide recommendations vis-a-vis training, service, and research in the field of psychotherapy.
MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL
2.Culture and psychotherapy: A psychosocial framework for analysis.
The Philippine Journal of Psychiatry 2013;35(2):35-42
This paper discusses how cultural factors influence the current practice of psychotherapy in the Philippines where most psychotherapist still largely employ Western models. Psychotherapy involves process that are informed by the patient's culture. Indigenous psychotherapies are found in many societies and they may be used alone or in conjunction with Western modalities of treatment. This paper proposes a psychosocial framework that lends efficacy in the treatment modalities for psychological problems. Furthermore, it hopes to provide recommendations vis-a-vis training, service, and research in the field of psychotherapy in the Philippine context.
Human ; Male ; Female ; Philippines ; Psychotherapy ; Societies ; Culture
3.Supporting medical educators to ensure wellness of medical students
The Philippine Journal of Psychiatry 2023;4(2):16-20
Most medical faculty members assume various
roles such as educator, administrator, clinician,
and researcher. (1) Furthermore, they act as role
models for students and instruments to improve
student wellness. Strategies geared towards the
faculty can therefore promote a top-down
approach to enhancing student wellness. (2)
Unfortunately, there is a dearth of data about
this. If we expect the faculty to take care of
students’ wellness, then we must ascertain the
faculty’s wellness as well.
Faculty, Medical
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Students
4.Treatment of mental illness in the Philippines: a historical perspective
Reyes Jr. Baltazar V. ; Della Constantine D.
The Philippine Journal of Psychiatry 1999;23(2):7-11
The evolution of the treatment of mental illness in the Philippines closely follows path that is taken in Europe and America. The Philippines shares a common language with the rest of the world in the conceptualization and management of mental illness. The history of the treatment of mental illness in the Philippines paints an optimistic view of our future development.
PSYCHIATRY
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MENTAL DISORDERS
5.Resilience levels among Filipino non-medical personnel at a Tertiary Government Hospital in Metro Manial during the COVID-19 Pandemic - July 2021
Rafael Henry E. Legaspi ; Constantine D. Della
The Philippine Journal of Psychiatry 2023;4(2):53-
Objectives:
This study aimed to measure the resilience level of non-medical personnel
of the University of the Philippines Manila – Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH) and
determine whether this was associated with sociodemographic factors such as gender,
length of service and job position.
Methodology:
A cross-sectional study that included non-medical personnel using
convenience sampling via email was done. Data was obtained through the 14-item
Resilience Scale (RS-14) as well as a sociodemographic factors questionnaire. Descriptive
and non-parametric correlational analysis of data was used.
Results:
One hundred twenty five of the 153 respondents (81.70%) garnered a resilience
score of 74-98 or moderate to high resilience level, while 28 or 18.30% had a resilience
score corresponding to very low and on the low end. The mean resilience score was 81.8,
corresponding to a moderate resilience level. More women than men had a resilience level
of moderate to high. Respondents with greater than 5 years of work experience within the
hospital had higher resilience levels than those who were less experienced. Moderate to
high resilience levels were found in more administrative than non-administrative
personnel. No significant association was found between resilience level and the factors
analyzed. In terms of Resilience Core Characteristics, all comparisons between
demographic factors of interest and Self-reliance, Purpose, Equanimity, Perseverance and
Authenticity yielded insignificant results except for Self-reliance versus length of service,
which showed a weak but significant relationship. Exploratory factor analysis found that
the unidimensionality of the RS-14 Scale (US Version) still applied when administered to
Filipinos in this particular population.
Conclusion
Majority of the non- medical personnel of the UP -PGH had moderate level
of resilience. There was a lack of significant association between resilience level and
demographic characteristics like age, length of service, and position in the study sample.
In terms of Resilience Core Characteristics, comparison between length of service and
self -reliance showed a weak but significant relationship.
Resilience, Psychological
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COVID -19
6.An overview of boundary transgressions in the doctor-patient relationship
Ramos-Salceda Pacita ; Della Constantine D. ; Bernardo Carmina Charmaine G.
The Philippine Journal of Psychiatry 2000;24(2):7-11
This paper propounds two main theses. First, it asserts that the boundaries of the doctor-patient relationship are not clearly delineated, but they are clarified by the clarified contexts in which they are formed. Second, there is a need to formulate a set of guidelines that are flexible enough to accommodate ambiguous situations and yet definitive enough to define the limits of the interaction between the doctor and the patient. In order to advance the aforementioned theses, this paper will clarify what boundary transgressions are, how they come about, and how they could avoided.
Human
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PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS
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PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS
7.New requirements for Psychiatry Residency Training Programs (PRTPs) in the Philippines
Ruth T. Villanueva ; Myra Dee Dee Lopez-Roces ; Constantine D. Della ; Jannel Gatlabayan-Cleto ; Georgina M. Gozo-Oliver
The Philippine Journal of Psychiatry 2023;4(2):1-15
It has been more than a decade since the Committee
on Standardization and Accreditation of
Residency Training was renamed Board of
Accreditation of the Specialty Board of
Philippine Psychiatry (SBPP). The SBPP is
composed of two bodies namely the Boards of
Accreditation and Certification. These bodies are
mandated to uphold the highest standards of
accrediting psychiatry residency training
programs (Board of Accreditation) and granting
diplomate status to graduates of these programs
(Board of Certification). Guided by the
biopsychosocial and spiritual model of health,
the Board of Accreditation remains steadfast in
ensuring that psychiatry residency training
programs continue to be relevant to current
demands of mental health and psychiatric care
in the country. In addition, it sees to it that these
programs are in harmony with global standards.
As psychiatry faces new challenges in the third
millennium, certain innovations and iterations in
the manner by which mental illnesses are
diagnosed, treated, and prevented must be set
in place. Through its Millennium Developmental
Goals, the United Nations has declared that the
achievement of gender equality is an effective
way of combating disease. Mental health
problems and psychiatric disorders are closely
linked with gender-related issues. Yet, many
residency training programs in the Philippines
have not formally and systematically integrated
gender sensitivity into their curricula. The same
can be said of the concepts of religion and
spirituality. Numerous researches have established
the positive link between religion and
spirituality and mental health.
Psychiatry
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Internship and Residency