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Yes, mental illness can be treated. This means that manypeople who have a mental illness, and are treated,

recover well or even completely. However, because there

are many different factors in contributing to the development

of each illness, it can sometimes be difficult to predict how,

when, or to what degree someone is going to get better.

Is mental illness treatable?

What does treatment really mean?

Treatment means all the different ways in whichsomeone with a mental illness can get help to minimize

the effects of the illness.





• Drug Therapy

a) Anti –

Psychotic Drugs b) Anti – Anxiety Drugs

c) Anti – Depressant Drugs

d) Anti – Manic Drugs

• Psychotherapy

a) Psychodynamic Therapy b) Psychoanalysis

c) Human Therapy and Existential

Therapy

d) Behavioral Therapy

e) Cognitive Therapy

• Group and Family Therapies

a) Group Therapy

b) Psychodrama

c) Family Intervention



• Medical research shows that many mental illnesses

are associated with changes in our brain chemistry.

Medications help the brain to restore its usual chemical

balance, so that the symptoms are reduced or even

eliminated.

• a licensed psychoactive drug taken to exert an effect

on the mental state and used to treat mental disorders

• These drugs often relieve symptoms of schizophrenia,

depression, anxiety, and other disorders. However,these drugs may sometimes produce side effects. In

addition, relapse may occur when they are

discontinued, so long term use may be required.



a) Anti – Psychotic Drugs

b.) Anti – Anxiety Drugs

̶Also known as neuroleptic drugs or

major tranquilizers.

̶ Administration may rely on an injectable form of the drug

rather than tablets. The injection could be of a long-lastingtype known as a depot injection, usually applied at the top of

the buttocks every 2 – 4 weeks.

̶A tranquilizing psychiatric medication primarily

used to manage psychosis (including delusions or

hallucinations, as well as disordered thought),

particularly in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

̶Also known as minor tranquilizers

because they reduce high levels of

anxiety.

̶They help people with generalized anxiety

disorder, panic disorder, and other anxiety

disorders.



c.) Anti – Depressant Drugs

d.) Anti – Manic Drugs

̶A type of medication that is used to relieve

symptoms of people with mood disorders

including depression.

̶Some anti-depressant drugs can relieve symptoms of other disordersas well, such as panic disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder.

̶ A psychiatric medication used to treat mood

disorders characterized by intense and sustained mood

shifts, typically bipolar disorder.

̶ Also known as “mood stabilizers”

̶ Drugs commonly classed as mood stabilizers include:

Anticonvulsants - a diverse group of pharmaceuticals used in the

treatment of epileptic seizures but also increasingly being used in the

treatment of bipolar disorder, since many seem to act as mood stabilizers,

and for the treatment of neuropathic pain.

Lithium - the oldest and best-known mood-stabilizing drug.

- A number of chemical salts of lithium are used medically as

mood-stabilizing drugs. As a mood stabilizer, lithium is probably

more effective in preventing mania than depression, and reduces

the risk of suicide in bipolar patients



• term referring to therapeutic interaction or treatmentcontracted between a trained professional and a client,

patient, family, couple, or group.

• A doctor, psychologist or other health professional talks

with the person about their symptoms and concerns,and discusses new ways of thinking about and

managing them.

•treatment of the mind. It aims to help the person feelbetter, be braver, happier and more in control of their

lives. The main way they do this is by talking to the

person who has the problems in a way that they begin

to be able to understand themselves better



a) Psychodynamic Therapy

b) Psychoanalysis

̶ a general name for therapeutic

approaches which try to get the patient to

bring to the surface their true feelings, sothat they can experience them and

understand them.

̶ the primary focus of which is to reveal the

unconscious content of a client's psyche in an

effort to alleviate psychic tension.

̶ a type of psychological treatment that tries to help

people understand themselves better. It usually

involves the patient meeting several times a week

for several years with a trained doctor, called

a psychoanalyst. The goal of the treatment is to

help the patient know more about themselves,

their thoughts and feelings.

̶ The patient tries to say everything that comes to mind. This helps

the doctor and patient to work together to understand the patient's

thoughts and feelings.



d) Behavioral Therapy

c) Humanistic Therapy

and Existential Therapy

̶ This approach focuses on recognising

human capabilities in areas such as

creativity, personal growth and choice. ̶ The main goals of humanistic psychology are to find out how

individuals perceive themselves here and now and to recognize

growth, self-direction and responsibilities. This method is

optimistic and attempts to help individuals recognize their

strengths by offering a non-judgmental, understanding

experience.

̶ Helps the person in changing patterns

of abnormal behavior by applying

established principles of conditioning

and learning.

̶In its broadest sense, the methods focus on behaviors notthe thoughts and feelings that might be causing them.

Behavior therapy breaks down into two disciplines, a more

narrowly defined sense of behavior therapy and behavior

modification.



e) Cognitive Therapy ̶ Is designed to identify patterns of irrational

thinking that cause a person to behaveabnormally. The person eventually learns to

perceive people, situation, and himself in a

more realistic way and develops improved

problem - solving and coping skills.

̶ Treatment is based on collaboration between patient and

therapist and on testing beliefs. Therapy may consist of testingthe assumptions which one makes and identifying how certain

of one's usually unquestioned thoughts are distorted, unrealistic

and unhelpful. Once those thoughts have been challenged,

one's feelings about the subject matter of those thoughts are

more easily subject to change.



b) Psychodrama

a) Group Therapy ̶

a form of psychotherapy in which one or more therapiststreat a small group of clients together as a group.

̶ include any helping process that takes place in a group, including

support groups, skills training groups (such as anger management,

mindfulness, relaxation training or social skills training), and

psycho-education groups.

̶ an action method, often used as a psychotherapy, inwhich clients use spontaneous dramatization, role

playing and dramatic self-presentation to investigate

and gain insight into their lives.

̶ By closely approximating life situations in a structured

environment, the participant is able to recreate and enact scenes

in a way which allows both insight and an opportunity to practicenew life skills. In psychodrama, the client (or protagonist) focuses

on a specific situation to be enacted. Other members of the group

act as auxiliaries, supporting the protagonist in his or her work, by

taking the parts or roles of significant others in the scene.



c) Family Intervention ̶ A branch of psychotherapy that works

with families and couples in intimaterelationships to nurture change and development.

It tends to view change in terms of the systems of

interaction between family members. It

emphasizes family relationships as an important

factor in psychological health.

̶This encourages the group as a whole to partake in the

therapeutic power of the drama. The trained director helps to

recreate scenes which might otherwise not be possible. The

psychodrama then becomes an opportunity to practice new and

more appropriate behaviors, and evaluate its effectiveness within

the supportive atmosphere of the group. Because the dimension

of action is present, psychodrama is often empowering in a way

that exceeds the more traditional verbal therapies.

̶ Regardless of the origin of the problem, and regardless of whether the clients consider it an "individual" or "family"

issue, involving families in solutions is often beneficial. This

involvement of families is commonly accomplished by their

direct participation in the therapy session.

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