Abstract

MAS HESSE, Josefina. The Alcalá de Henares Day Hospital. A day hospital aimed at enhancing mentalization. Rev. Asoc. Esp. Neuropsiq. [online]. 2019, vol.39, n.136, pp.259-280.  Epub Sep 21, 2020. ISSN 2340-2733.  https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/s0211-57352019000200014.

This article provides a description of the day hospital model developed in Alcalá de Henares, aimed primarily at people diagnosed with personality disorders and (currently) complex trauma. The theories on which it relies are briefly described: Mentalization-Based Therapy and Interpersonal Group Therapy. The day hospital is focused on activating the mentalization capacity of patients and maintaining that of professionals, while interacting in the complex network of interpersonal relationships developed in it. It explains the context in which it has been developed, including issues such as the gender perspective, the increasingly recognized importance of trauma in the emergence of psychopathology, the need to care for caregivers or, more specifically in Alcalá de Henares, the development of a “Care process for people diagnosed with personality disorders”, of which the Day Hospital is part. Finally, its operation throughout the different phases of treatment is described and some data from a pre-post treatment study from the period between 2007 and 2015 are provided.

Keywords : Day hospital; Mentalization; Interpersonal therapy; Personality disorders; Complex trauma.

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