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Marnes has taken all measures in order to operate in accordance with the general limitations imposed by the Spanish Health Authorities. All Marnes employees have been informed of the compliance of the described protocols and the requirement to comply with them.
The big issues with burn out are often the long recovery time (the average duration of recovery through out-patient treatment is between six and twelve months), the large relapse rate and the lack of sufficient experience and expertise with its treatment.
After more than 20 years of experience treating burn out patients in an out-patient setting, Dr Aelbrecht concluded that sometimes, this type of therapy is not enough to meet the true needs of burn out patients and that residential therapy in a customised centre is the best guarantee for both lasting recovery and a significantly shorter recovery period. With this in mind, the Marnes resort was established. The Marnes treatment plan starts with an extensive case history and laboratory diagnosis, that take place in Belgium before admission.
The treatment plan for burn out starts during the intake procedure (which takes place in Belgium before admission) with an extensive case history, where the circumstances that led to the burn out are investigated and its evolution is studied (did the burn-out arise slowly or did it come right after a specific occurrence or emotional shock?). We will also take our patients’ lifestyles into account to see whether there is room for improvement (chronic stress, tension, eating patterns, sleeping rhythm, family circumstances…). Alongside this, we will look at whether any traumatic experiences from the past may have played a role.
As part of the intake procedure, an extensive laboratory diagnosis will also take place. This laboratory analysis can consist of:
The duration of the Marnes treatment plan for burn out can range from a minimum of two weeks to six weeks.
‘I was referred to Marnes by my doctor after I had been home for eight months with a bad burn out without improvement in sight. I cannot compare Marnes to anything else. It is not a wellness centre, because medicine is practiced there. It is not a hospital or a classic rehab centre, but everything that happens, happens to help your ‘healing process’. What I remember the most was the personal attention I got from morning until evening and the cosy atmosphere. After three weeks in Marnes, I started to see the light at the end of the tunnel. I started feeling something that you could call ‘energy’ again, a feeling I hadn’t had in a really long time. I started to feel like walking again, I wanted to read, to talk to people. I don’t know if it was because of the intravenous therapies with high doses of supplements, because of the (tasty!) food I was served, or because of the positive conversations with the personal coach? I think it was the combination of rest, nature, the correct diet and the enthusiasm of the staff and the doctors that made the difference for me.’
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