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The aim of this paper is to present an ongoing research project "Paradigm Change of Mental Health and Well-being in Lithuania: Towards Empirically Valid Model" (2015- 2017) and part of its results (research project is granted by Research Council of Lithuania). This project is aimed to contribute to the paradigmatic change by scientific research and evaluation of efficacy of pharmaceutic and psychotherapeutic treatment to psychological and social functioning, and to estimate economic burden of treatment and mental diseases that society must pay. It is interdisciplinary research project is implemented by group of researchers, including representatives of psychology, psychiatry, sociology and economy. It consists of six goals each accomplished by using different research methods (quantitative, qualitative) and data sources (data bases of medical and social services providers, documents, mental health care experts and service users). In this paper, we will present in more detail goal nr.1 - comparison of economic burden of mental illness and expenses of various treatment forms. Data for this part of research was gathered from databases of Institute of Hygiene, National Health Insurance Fund, State Social Insurance Fund Board, Lithuanian Labour Exchange, Municipality, and Ministry of the Interior. Data representing years 2012 and 2014 from above mentioned databases were gathered concerning people who received treatment of mental disorders in 2013 in various departments of two mental health institutions where different treatment methods are used. Data analysis accomplished by comparing pre-treatment data (year 2012), post treatment data (year 2014), costs of treatment (year 2013). As data gathering and analysis, process is still ongoing, we plan to present very fresh research results concerning differences in changes of use of health care services, drugs, social services and social allowances, active labour market policy measures periods of (un)employment, insurance contributions and benefits, etc. before and after various mental disorders treatment forms where received as well as rates of participation in crime (as victims or as perpetrators), rates of deaths and their causes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this research was to analyze and systematize complex data of qualitative research on purpose to determine substantial and peculiar traits of A.Alekseichik's "Intensive Therapeutic Life (ITL)" method. Goals of research: 1) discuss A.Alekseichk's impact on (post)Soviet psychotherapy, 2) to present theoretical background and basic concepts of ITL, 3) to discern specific ways of therapist's work during therapeutic process according to ITL. Paper is based on qualitative research which consist of analysis of 1) A.Alekseichik's writings and various (scientific, journalistic, documentary) texts about ITL, 2) observational data from A.Alekseichik's individual, group and community psychotherapy. Data analysis method: qualitative content analysis. The results of research showed that A.Alekseichik was/is one of the most prominent personalities in soviet/postsoviet psychotherapy. Although ITL is related with existential philosophy and psychotherapy, has some specific influences (most tangible is the influence of orthodox (Eastern Christian) thinkers ideas and, so called, orthodox psychotherapy). Main category of ITL is Life as primal process, which encompass all, as well as, eternity and nothingness. Life is common subsistence of person's physical, psychical and spiritual processes, which penetrates and converts to common being with other people and the world. Therapist creates particular space, time and conditions which spur and foster exertion of healing power of life. Therapist uses some specific ways of work that make psychotherapy similar to real life and more charged, intense. Although ITL is suitable for individual therapy and small groups, it works best in large groups and therapeutic community. This research is the one of the first thorough analysis of ITL (first one presented for Western auditory) as psychotherapy system, settled and developed in (post) soviet area, which proposes the way for orthodox psychotherapy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]