1 - Welcome to OppStart
Welcome to OppStart!
OppStart contains information for you who are waiting for your first appointment at Senter for psykisk helse og rus (Center for Mental Health and Addiction). In OppStart, you will learn more about what happens during your first appointment, what assessment and treatment involve, and what you can do on your own to improve your mental health.
The goal of OppStart is to provide you with knowledge about being a patient in mental health care and to ensure that your experience with us is as positive as possible.
You continue by clicking on the arrow at the top right. You can also navigate to specific pages by using the table of contents. The table of contents can be found either on the right or at the bottom of the page.
About OppStart
OppStart consists of pages with short texts and video clips, and is divided into seven different topics. The goal, as mentioned, is to prepare you for what to expect when you come to your first appointment and to provide advice on what you can do during the waiting period.
Referrals to Senter for psykisk helse og rus cover many different issues, and the type of help an individual needs will therefore vary. However, all processes start with an assessment of your health condition and your need for assistance. This assessment will either lead to a conclusion that further evaluation and possibly treatment are needed, or to a conclusion that you could receive better help elsewhere. Treatment at Senter for psykisk helse og rus may include, among other things, talk therapy, courses, medications, group therapy, and/or interventions related to, for example, physical activity and diet.
In OppStart, we have tried to gather information that is relevant to most of our patients. However, since each patient pathway is unique, not all information will be equally relevant to everyone. Therefore, focus on the topics you find most interesting.
