Bad Neustadt: Psychiatric care in danger - successor not qualified!

Bad Neustadt: Psychiatric care in danger - successor not qualified!

From July 1st, a lot will change in Bad Neustadt: Dr. Evelyn Junghans, the only specialist in psychiatry in the Rhön-Grabfeld region, hands over her practice in the Rhön-Klinikum Campus after 31 years. This handover could have an impact on many patients, because after leaving, there will be no specialist in psychiatry on site. Dr. Emil Pechlivanov, who will take over the practice, is trained in basic psychosomatic care and has completed further training as a neurologist, but not a specialist in psychiatry. This could restrict access to psychiatric treatment offers close to home, which is a challenge, especially for mentally ill people, how [Mainpost] (https://www.mainpost.de/rhoengrabfeld/bad-neustadt-junghans-uebergt-nach-nach-ihre-practice-Juli-Sprakt- in-Rhoen-grabfeld-Kein-Psychiater- Mehr- Mehr- Mehr- Mehrer- Mehr reported.

This change raises questions: Where do those affected find adequate support? The supply situation could be more difficult because Dr. Pechlivanov's qualifications do not cover the special requirements of a psychiatrist. However, the need for psychiatric help remains high, so that the pressure on alternative psychosocial offers in the area is growing.

Alternative psychosocial offers in the region

• Anja Werner - physiotherapist and alternative practitioner in Bad Kissingen. Your offer includes acupuncture and help for everyday coping.
• Thomas Bogun - psychological psychotherapist who offers social psychiatric services and aftercare for hospital stays.
• Dorothea Krautkrämer - psychotherapist who has individual and group psychotherapy as well as supervision and coaching.
• Manuela Herold - children's and adolescent psychotherapist who provides special offers for young people and traumatized clients.

These offers are particularly important in order to be able to react flexibly to the needs of health care. As part of statutory health insurance, insured persons have the right to claim psychotherapeutic help without the prior consultation of a doctor. This also applies to the psychotherapeutic consultation offered by the psychotherapists, which guarantees uncomplicated access to outpatient psychotherapy. As the Federal Ministry of Health explains, acute treatments and probationary sessions that serve diagnostic clarification can take place here.

The handover of Dr. Junghans' practice raises many questions, and the search for adequate psychiatric offers in the region remains a topic that will become more important in the coming weeks and months. It will be exciting to observe how the offer of psychosocial care will develop and whether access to necessary auxiliary resources in Bad Neustadt and the surrounding area remains guaranteed.