Short Biography

Benno Krachler, M.D., PhD, received his Medical Degree and PhD from the Universities of Linköping and Umeå, Sweden. He is currently medical director at Livsstilsmedicin Österåsen, a government-financed health clinic housed in a former Sanatorium with a scenic overlook of woodland and the Faxälven and Ångermanälven-rivers. Intensive multimodal lifestyle interventions are offered by a multi-professional team with long-standing experience in motivating and supporting patients in developing their capacity for self-care.

Workshop Title: How to structure a lifestyle medicine consultation in patients with (non-psychiatric) mental health challenges

Short description of the Workshop (WGD2):

Mental health challenges are common, both as consequences and comorbidity of suboptimal lifestyle-situations. A properly structured initial consultation can increase awareness of their importance for both patient and practitioner. That awareness will increase possibility of adequately meeting the patient's needs. The objectives of the current workshop are:

• Increase awareness of the most common lifestyle-related mental health challenges
• Ability to adapt lifestyle interventions to mental health challenges
• Ability to identify mental health challenges that require psychiatric care