Treatment methods

The plan requires that healthcare is built on evidence and prioritized according to need, which supports the requirement that the National Board of Health and Welfare reviews treatment methods and replaces older methods with those with better evidence. The election manifesto finds that mental ill-health is increasing without leading to expanded care and that help shall be given quickly also for burnout. The right to medicine-free care follows from the plan's protection of personal integrity and self-determination.

• evidence-based care according to needdecisive»evidens och prioriteras utifrån behov.« (party programme ↗)“evidence and prioritized according to need.”
• expanded care for mental ill-health»Stressrelaterade sjukdomar blir allt vanligare och psykisk ohälsa ökar särskilt bland kvinnor och hos unga utan att det leder till utbyggd vård eller förändrad arbetsmiljö.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Stress-related illness is becoming increasingly common and mental ill-health is increasing especially among women and young people without it leading to expanded care or changed work environment.”
• quick help for mental ill-health»Du ska ha rätt till hjälp snabbt oavsett om du har brutit benet eller blivit utbränd.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“You shall have the right to help quickly whether you have broken your leg or become burned out.”
• self-determination in care»har rätt till skydd av sin personliga integritet.« (party programme ↗)“have the right to protection of their personal integrity.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan requires ambitious measures against mental ill-health and healthcare at the technical and medical forefront, which speaks in favour of replacing older treatment methods with newer ones where evidence is better. Equal right to good care provided by society also supports the requirement to clarify the right to treatment alternatives. The plan says nothing specifically about medicine-free psychiatric care.

• measures against mental ill-healthdecisive»Ambitiösa insatser mot psykisk ohälsa, särskilt bland barn och unga.« (party programme ↗)“Ambitious measures against mental ill-health, especially among children and young people.”
• care at the medical forefront»Sjukvård i teknisk och medicinsk framkant.« (party programme ↗)“Healthcare at the technical and medical forefront.”
• equal right to good care»Lika rätt för alla till god hälso- och sjukvård genom samhällets försorg.« (party programme ↗)“Equal rights for all to good health and medical care provided by society.”
• state responsibility for equality»Ökat statligt ansvar och kontroll över sjukvården för nationell likvärdighet.« (party programme ↗)“Increased state responsibility and control over health care for national equality.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan wishes work with alternatives to medication, such as psychotherapy, to continue to be developed because medication consumption is a problem for patient safety, which bears the demand for strengthened right to medicine-free psychiatric care. Patient autonomy and rights shall be strengthened. The demand for a review of the evidence base responds to the plan's requirement that healthcare shall be based on scientific evidence.

• alternatives to medicationdecisive»Miljöpartiet vill också att arbetet med att använda alternativ till läkemedel, exempelvis motion på recept och psykoterapi, fortsätter att utvecklas då läkemedelskonsumtionen i dag är ett problem både för patientsäkerheten och miljön.« (party programme ↗)“The Greens also wish work to continue with using alternatives to medication, for example exercise on prescription and psychotherapy, since medication consumption today is a problem both for patient safety and the environment.”
• strengthened patient rights»Vi vill stärka patientens rättigheter och satsa mer på hälsofrämjande vård.« (party programme ↗)“We wish to strengthen patient rights and invest more in health-promotion care.”
• patient autonomy»Patientens självbestämmande och delaktighet är en allt viktigare del av hälso- och sjukvården.« (party programme ↗)“Patient autonomy and participation is becoming an increasingly important part of healthcare.”
• evidence requirements in healthcare»Den offentligt finansierade sjukvården ska dock inte uppmuntra eller stödja en patient att använda sig av metoder som saknar vetenskapligt stöd.« (party programme ↗)“Publicly funded healthcare shall, however, not encourage or support a patient to use methods that lack scientific evidence.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The election manifesto wants care to have better tools for treating mental illness, and the party programme requires that care be based on science and proven experience and encourages new methods. A review that replaces older methods with better evidence-based ones follows from this. The plan's principle on having influence over one's own care also supports the requirement for a strengthened right to non-pharmaceutical psychiatric treatment.

• science and proven experiencedecisive»God vård och omsorg i hela landet, baserad på vetenskap och beprövad erfarenhet« (party programme ↗)“Good care in the entire country, based on science and proven experience”
• better treatment tools»Vi vill att den som söker vård ska erbjudas en enkel väg in för stöd och hjälp, att vården ska få bättre verktyg för behandling och att sjukskrivningen ska bli mer flexibel.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want those seeking care to be offered a straightforward path to support and assistance, for care to have better tools for treatment and for sickness leave to become more flexible.”
• patient autonomy»Alla ska ha inflytande över sina egna liv också när det gäller välfärdstjänster.« (party programme ↗)“Everyone shall have influence over their own lives also when it comes to welfare services.”
• new care methods are encouraged»Utvecklingen av ny teknik och nya metoder för att bedriva vård och omsorg bör uppmuntras.« (party programme ↗)“The development of new technology and new methods for conducting care and support should be encouraged.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan requires that care and treatment of mental illness is provided on a scientific basis, which entails requiring that older methods be replaced with newer ones with better evidence. It also wants to see a power shift to patients and has already taken a stance in favour of voluntary admission to psychiatric care with the aim of reducing coercive measures – the same patient autonomy that the requirement for drug-free care rests on. Both parts of the counter-proposal therefore align with the plan.

• care on a scientific basisdecisive»Vård, behandling och rehabilitering av fysiska och psykiska sjukdomar ska ges på vetenskaplig« (party programme ↗)“Care, treatment and rehabilitation of physical and mental illness shall be provided on a scientific”
• power shift to the patient»Det behövs en maktförskjutning inom hälso- och sjukvården till patienterna.« (party programme ↗)“There needs to be a power shift in healthcare toward patients.”
• patient-directed psychiatry»Möjlighet till självvald inläggning inom psykiatrin, där patienten själv bestämmer över sina« (party programme ↗)“Possibility of voluntary admission to psychiatric care, where the patient decides over their own”
• reduced coercion in psychiatry»Målet är att minska behovet av tvångsåtgärder.« (party programme ↗)“The goal is to reduce the need for coercive measures.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan requires that solidarity-financed healthcare is evidence-based, which directly supports the requirement for a review that replaces older methods with newer where evidence is better. That investigation and treatment shall not occur against the patient's will except by means of a care certificate gives support for a strengthened right to drug-free psychiatric care. The plan also emphasizes accessibility and flexibility based on the patient's needs within psychiatry.

• evidence-based healthcaredecisive»Den solidariskt finansierade hälso- och sjukvården ska vara ändamålsenlig och kostnadseffektiv, säker för patienterna och baserad på kunskap och beprövad erfarenhet, det vill säga evidensbaserad.« (party programme ↗)“Solidarity-financed healthcare shall be appropriate and cost-effective, safe for patients and based on knowledge and proven experience, that is, evidence-based.”
• treatment requires consent»patientens vilja annat än vid vårdintyg.« (party programme ↗)“patient's will except by means of a care certificate.”
• care based on patient's needs»Psykiatrisk vård och omsorg ska präglas av tillgänglighet och flexibilitet utifrån patientens behov.« (party programme ↗)“Psychiatric care and support shall be characterized by accessibility and flexibility based on the patient's needs.”
• choice in healthcare»av kvalitet, mångfald och valfrihet.« (party programme ↗)“of quality, diversity and choice.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The counter-proposal wants the National Board of Health and Welfare to examine the evidence for treatment methods for mental health problems and strengthen the patient's right to medication-free care. The plan is built on the understanding that important decisions should be able to be made by the individual and that choice is a central part of the welfare model, as well as that care shall be developed with better knowledge base and earlier diagnosis. The plan says nothing explicit about medication-free psychiatry, which is why the conclusion is uncertain.

• choice in welfaredecisive»För Moderaterna är valfrihet en central del av den svenska« (party programme ↗)“For the Moderates, choice is a central part of the Swedish”
• knowledge-based diagnostics»Förbättra möjligheterna att ställa tidigare diagnoser, bland annat med hjälp av digitala beslutsstöd och strukturerade arbetssätt med till exempel riskprofilering« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Improve the opportunities to make earlier diagnoses, among other things by means of digital decision support and structured working methods with for example risk profiling”
• strengthened psychiatry»Stärka barn- och ungdomspsykiatrin så att barn och unga som mår dåligt får hjälp snabbt« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen child and adolescent psychiatry so that children and young people who are struggling receive help quickly”
• quality and choice in care»Svensk sjukvård ska präglas av kvalitet, tillgänglighet och« (party programme ↗)“Swedish healthcare shall be characterized by quality, accessibility and”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan establishes that effective treatment measures such as talk therapy should be offered to a greater extent and that research is decisive for knowledge development about mental health. A task to review evidence-based methods and replace older methods follows from this, as does the party programme's requirement for evidence-based care. The demand for strengthened right to medication-free care is in line with the plan's emphasis on talk therapy.

• talk therapy shall be offereddecisive»Effektiva behandlingsåtgärder, i form av exempelvis samtalsterapi, bör i högre grad erbjudas för att den psykiska hälsan hos patienten inte ska riskera att försämras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Effective treatment measures, in the form of, for example, talk therapy, should be offered to a greater extent so that the patient's mental health does not risk worsening.”
• evidence-based care»Regionerna ska tillhandahålla evidensbaserad vård« (party programme ↗)“The regions shall provide evidence-based care”
• research drives method choice»Forskningen är avgörande för den fortsatta kunskapsutvecklingen inom området psykisk hälsa samt för att hitta orsakerna till den växande psykiska ohälsan i samhället.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Research is decisive for continued knowledge development in the field of mental health and for finding the causes of the growing mental ill-health in society.”
• national research programme»Inrätta ett nationellt forskningsprogram inom området psykisk hälsa« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Establish a national research programme in the field of mental health”