Medication Therapy Vs Psychotherapy

The client is referral to a particular medical professional depending on the clients need. Determining the most

Americans are now spending billions of dollars on psychiatric medications but according to Frances “We are ignoring the people who have severe psychiatric illness; so that, one-third of people with severe depression see a mental health clinician, two-thirds don’t. Two-thirds of people with severe depression get no treatment at all. At the same time, we’re way over-diagnosing people who have milder problems that would get better on their own.” Diagnosis can cause more harm than good when not really needed. We are over-treating those who don’t need treatment, while neglecting those who do.

In many cases it is very lazy of doctors to give medication before trying to find the root of a problem, treating patients more like animals than human beings with emotions and rights. Although saying this I do believe that in some cases the medical model is definitely needed. Medication has been seen to help conditions such as GPI and Alzheimer’s disease and Schizophrenia (McLeod, 2008). I have seen this to be true in a relative of mine who suffers from schizophrenia disease. I also believe that by medicine and mental illness being combined it has helped to show the importance of mental health to those who may have considered mental illness to not be ‘real’ before the use of medication was

Throughout the centuries mental illness has been treated by countless treatments. Modern treatments have created an argument over which treatment options are best. the most debates treatments today are medication and therapy. the argument of medication versus therapy as treatments for mental illness is fairly new. Yet, proponents of both sides have strong arguments stating the advantages of their treatment option. proponents of medication believe pharmacogenetics, tailored treatments, and medication's ability to treat severe disorders makes medication the better treatment option. proponents of therapy believe drug addiction, suicide prevention, and need adaption establishes therapy as the better treatment choice.

The shutdown of state mental hospitals and lack of available financial and institutional resources force mentally ill people to the United States Judicial System for mental health. Every year thousands of people are arrested for various crimes and they are sent to jail. Sixteen percent of these people have some type of mental health problem (Public Broadcasting System , 2001). When we consider that the United States has the largest incarcerated population in the world at 2.2 million, this number is staggering (Anasseril E. Daniel, 2007). This is about 1% of the entire population of the United States. There are many reasons as to why the situation has taken such a bad turn and when the history of the treatment of mental illness is examined one can see how the situation developed into the inhumane disaster it is today.

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Client-centered therapy: An approach to counseling where the client determines the general direction of therapy, while the therapist seeks to increase the client's insightful self-understanding through informal simplified questions. The client is the focal point of the sessions, the therapist takes a "back seat" to learn about the person, and watch as the client moves toward the achievement of their full potential through creativity.

Combing medication with counseling and behavior therapy to treat substance abuse is Medication-Assisted Therapy (MAT). It provides an “all-around” treatment approach and research shows that this treatment approach can be very successful in treating people with addictions. The treatment is mainly used for the addiction of opioids and prescription pain relievers that contain opiates. All the medications used for this therapy is required to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration and if mixed with certain medications, can be fatal. MAT can be helpful for an addict going through recovery.

In allowing psychologists to handle both the therapy and medication, more progress can be made with the client. This would also help patients stick to their treatment without having to drop out in the middle of it due to transportation or monetary issues. This is important when taking into account that mental health often requires long-term treatment without a defined way or cure to treat someone. The complexities behind mental health make it difficult to have a set date in when a patient will be fully better. Therefore, sticking with the treatment, is ideal when aiming towards a desirable result. If people were able to access the care they need more easily, then most likely they would be more willing to continue on with the treatment. Many argue that in allowing psychologists to handle both the therapy and treatment, it would not only reduce the cost and time needed, but it will also increase the availability of mental health treatment to those in rural areas (Long,

There are many different mental illnesses and ailments and just as many medications to treat them. The problem is that sometimes the medications are not correct for your disorders due to similar symptoms. This leads to problems with the patients who need help, but the patients are not getting the right medications and treatment they need.

A Comparison of Two Therapeutic Approaches to Mental Disorders The essence of the medical model is the view that abnormal behaviours like mental disorders result from physical problems and should be treated medically, in other words; mental disorders resemble physical diseases, in that they are both illness of the body. As a result, the medical approach would argue that mental illness and therapeutic action should be taken from the medical perspective. Whereas the psychodynamic approach concerning mental illness put forward by Freud was based partly on his psychosexual development theory.

For CBT to be successful in changing a client’s beliefs, a strong, trusting therapeutic relationship is needed (Corey, 2015). However, a strong therapeutic relationship is seen as necessary, but not sufficient for change to occur (Corey, 2015). The therapist actively guides the client through their journey of self-discovery where the client learns about the connections between their own thoughts, feelings, and behaviors (Corey, 2015). The therapist aims to help the client identify their own misconceptions, rather than identifying the clients’ misconceptions for them. The therapist guide clients through the use of collaborative empiricism, which is a process of reflexive questioning whereby the therapist help clients to evaluate the evidence for and against their beliefs (Corey, 2015).

In the past few years, community agencies have increasingly used groups since various groups have become a common feature of today's society. Some of the most common groups in today's society include groups for women, men, parent education, children, HIV/AIDS support, and those for reducing substance abuse. Due to the increased use of groups by communities, there are various approaches that have emerged including group counseling and group psychotherapy. Group counseling is a designed preventive and remedial approach to meet the needs of specific population in the society like women, men, the elderly, adolescents, and children. On the contrary, group psychotherapy is a re-education process of the present and past through conscious and unconscious awareness.

Therapy is the one of the means to help people treated from their mental and emotional problem through a series of interaction with the therapist and client. The therapist must have a professional skill about to use different method of therapy to help the client face and solve their own problem more effectively. Every therapy has different characteristics, also has their advantages and shortcomings. In this essay, I would like to compare and contrast psychoanalysis and cognitive behavioural therapy to find out the difference about their concept and process of therapy.

There have been many problems with people not being to recognize a mental disorder when they see one. This causes issues because when someone wants help for it, others can’t help them because they don’t know what is wrong. One of the biggest problems in the lack of mental health literacy is that people doubt the effectiveness in medication and psychotherapy. Research has shown that the most effective way to treat a mental disorder is through taking medication and seeing a therapist. Through the media and word of mouth, there has been many doubts about this. People see only the negative side effects of medication and other forms of treatment.