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There are many different types of treatment that can help people with mental illness feel better. Once you have made a decision to seek help, you can choose from a number of helping sources, treatment approaches, and service settings. There is no “one size fits all” treatment for mental disorders.
Psychotherapy means talking face-to-face with a mental health professional. There are many different types of psychotherapy.
Behavioral therapy is training a person to change how s/he thinks and behaves. Stress management and relaxation training are types of behavioral therapy.
Psychoanalysis looks at the unconscious mind, or things that you’re not really aware of, and how it affects behavior and feelings.
Cognitive therapy identifies and corrects ways of thinking about things that cause uncomfortable feelings and behavior.
Family therapy brings every one in the family together to discuss problems and come up with solutions.
Group therapy brings a small group of people
together
with a mental health professional to discuss
their problems and help each
other.
Support groups bring people with common
problems together
who share experiences and help
each other. Support groups usually don’t
have a
mental health professional leading them.
Rehabilitation programs help people regain
skills and
confidence to live and work more
independently.
Medication - Taking medicine can help some people with mental
illness. But before you take the medicine, ask your
doctor about:
the
risks
the
side effects
how the medicine reacts with food,
alcohol and other medicines you are taking
the
best time to take the medicine
how
long it takes before you feel the effects
the
effect of the medicine on your sexuality,
memory concentration
and menstrual cycle.
If you notice side effects that
concern you after
you've taken the medication, talk to your doctor!
"Hope is necessary in every condition."
Samuel Johnson
1709-1784
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