Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Services and treatments for mental disorder

Treatment and support may be provide in psychiatric hospital, clinics or any of a diverse range of society mental health services. Often an individual may engage in different action modalities. Individuals may be treated beside their will in some cases. Services in some country are ever more based on a Recovery model that supports an individual's individual journey to regain a important life.


A major option for many mental disorder is psychotherapy. There are several main types. Cognitive behavioral therapy is widely used and is based on modify the patterns of thought and behavior linked with a particular disorder. Psychoanalysis, addressing fundamental psychic conflicts and defenses, has been a dominant school of psychotherapy and is still in use. Systemic therapy or family therapy is occasionally used, addressing a system of significant others as well as an individual. Some psychotherapies are base on a humanistic approach. There are a number of specific therapies used for exacting disorders, which may be offshoots or hybrids of the above types. Mental health professional often employ an eclectic or integrative come near. Much may depend on the therapeutic association, and there may be harms with trust, privacy and meeting.

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