Psychotherapy
Better help people understand how they feel.
Types of Psychotherapy
- Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
- Behavioral Therapies
- Psycho-education
- Counselling
Cognitive behavioral therapy
Indication – Mild-moderate depressive illness, eating disorder, anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, and psychotic disorder.
CBT- focus on the ‘here and now’ which relief symptoms and developing new skills.
Below are links of a video that better explains CBT
http://www.div12.org/sites/default/files/WhatIsCognitiveBehaviorTherapy.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhMmZJ
Behavioral Therapies
Functions on the idea that all behaviors are learned and that unhealthy behaviors can be changed.
Types of Behavioral Therapies
- Relaxation training- indicated for stress related and anxiety disorder. This technique causes muscle relaxation during stress and anxiety.
- Systemic desensitization- Used for phobic anxiety disorder. Client is gradually exposed to anxiety producing situation.
- Exposure and response prevention- Use for clients with OCD and phobias. Patients are repeatedly exposed to the situation that cause them anxiety.
Psycho-education
The delivery of information to people in order to help them understand and cope with their mental illness. Client’s should be informed:
- Name of the illness
- Cause of the illness
- What the help services can do to help them
- What they can do to help themselves.
Below is a link explaining what is psychoeducation.
https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/psychotherapy
Counselling
Is a form of relieving distress and active dialogue between the counsellor and the client. This encourage active listening and advice on problem solving.
Indication: Adjustment disorder, mild depressive illness, childhood sexual abuse ( rape, pregnancy loss, still birth)
Counselling helps individual form their own solution to their problem.
Below is a link that better help explain more about counseling.
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/counselling/
Class of Medications
- Antidepressants – used to treat depression, panic disorder, PTSD, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, borderline personality disorder and eating disorders.
- Antipsychotic medications – used to treat psychotic symptoms (delusions and hallucinations), schizophrenia, bipolar disorder.
- Sedative and anxiolytics – used to treat anxiety and insomnia.
- Benzodiazepine– used to induce and maintain sleep.
- Mood stabilizers – used to treat bipolar disorder.
Below has links to better explained the class of drugs.
https://www.mirecc.va.gov/visn22/Facts_about_Mood_Stabilizers_Veteran_and_Family_Handout.pdf