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Rapid progress through building a bridge between
Patients/parents – society – science – therapists
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On Mental Health is an international charity. It is located in The Netherlands and formally called On Mental Health Stichting.
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The origin of On Mental Health (OMH)
When searching for treatment for his son, the OMH founder discovered certain unconventional treatments that apply the same techniques he used in his profession to remove/prevent capacity bottlenecks in computers. This led to the following treatment results:
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Before Treatment |
After Alternative Treatment |
| Dyslexia – the son |
School for special education |
He read his first book. |
| ADHD – the son |
Daily incidents |
Zero incidents for 3 years |
| Severe weekly headaches – the founder |
Medication required |
Longest period without medication: 9 months |
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More information |
A message from the founder
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 Our family experienced firsthand what it's like when a child is unable to control emotions – when a simple request is followed by door slamming and objects flying through the air. My wife and I went through "super nanny"-type training. That helped somewhat, but it did not remove our son's highly emotional reactions. We also experienced what it means when a child has great difficulty learning to read.
But then we experienced a huge difference from unconventional treatment. As a result, today we have a very different, "normal" child who can read. I experienced similar breakthroughs in my search for treatments for headaches and concentration and memory issues. Through our family's experiences, we discovered that others had similar experiences.
For us, sitting on the sidelines, watching ongoing suffering that might not be necessary anymore is not an option. Consequently, I created this initiative. I invite readers to actively support On Mental Health.
Eugen Oetringer Diplom Mathematiker (FH), The Netherlands
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Our advisors
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Prof. Michael Fitzgerald
Henry Marsh Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
M. Fitzgerald is co-author of a paper and posters created from this initiative (see references under "Components").
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Prof. Manuel F. Casanova
Gottfried and Gisela Kolb Endowed Chair in Psychiatry, Associate Chair for Research, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
M. Casanova is co-author of a poster created from this initiative (see references under "Components").
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How the future will look like if things continue the way they do: A possible scenario
- More debate, more delays, more suffering.
- The lucky few will find breakthrough treatment.
- Emotions will continue to run high – among patients, parents, scientists, therapists and everybody affected directly or indirectly.
- With the current trends:
- More treatment needs, more support needs, more prevention needs, many more psychiatrists needed, much more research needed
- The indirect implications: violence, crime and associated headline news.
- With government budgets under pressure, there is a limit to which society can afford the associated cost of the current trends.
- Many years will go by. Good to breakthrough treatments will be found eventually.
»»» Will this be our future? «««
What the future could look like: A possible scenario
- Drastically reduced suffering
- Normal progress through the school system
- Higher education levels
- Drastically reduced support and treatment needs
- Drastically reduced mental health system costs
- Drastically reduced indirect implications, such as violence and crime
What we do
Following are the main components/activities of OMH.
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Why? |
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The main challenge |
Could resolving a certain conflict lead to breakthrough treatment possibilities? |
Innovative research projects and research models, presentations, publications |
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Research projects |
Urgently needed: drastically better treatments and prevention
Cost reduction for health systems.
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Stimulation/funding of highly innovative research (see also 3 and 4) |
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Capacity bottlenecks |
An unexplored area with immense new treatment possibilities (relatively short-term)
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Making capacity management techniques available in brain research; publications; presentations |
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Fundamental principles |
To explore how information may be managed within the brain and to use this to find better therapies |
Publications, presentations |
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Talent identification |
If we only knew how to find those with extraordinary skills. Often, extraordinary skills hide behind individuals with mental issues. |
Publications, presentations |
How we work
- Those who suffer come first (particularly patients and their families).
- The focus is on:
- The treatment result
- Preventing mental conditions and disorders from developing
  _Wikip.png "Einstein") We take advantage of new research: What enabled Einstein, Newton, Darwin and other great thinkers to achieve the significant breakthroughs they did? Prof. Fitzgerald, one of our advisors, is a specialist in this area. - Results can come from scientific, traditional, ancient, alternative, commercial, spiritual or other sources.
- It isn't necessary to understand why a treatment works; that can be researched later.
- Managing the symptoms has a low priority. The priority is on making the symptoms disappear.
- This initiative encourages unconventional and highly innovative approache, but less harmful approaches will be explored first.
- The brain is addressed as a single complex dynamic system.
- This initiative is voluntary and not for profit.
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