Ch. 4 Mental Disorders & Suicide Section 4: Treating Mental Disorders

Section 4: Treating Mental Disorders Objectives: -List reasons that might prevent a person from seeking help for a mental disorder. -Identify four types of mental health professionals. -Describe some general types of treatment for mental disorders.

Section 4: Treating Mental Disorders Locating Community Resources: -Each year, about 20% of Americans experience the symptoms of a mental disorder. -The majority of these people do not seek help. -Sometimes people don’t recognize the signs of a mental disorder or they may have been told that, with will power alone, they can overcome the problem. Or they may not know where to go for help.

Section 4: Treating Mental Disorders 1st step- recognizing the need for help. -do not ignore the warning signs of mental disorders. -treat mental disorders the way you would treat a physical illness -try to show your problems with an adult you trust

Section 4: Treating Mental Disorders Types of Mental Health Professionals -Mental health professionals are trained to recognize mental disorders and to treat them -The type of treatment the offer depends upon their training: -Psychiatrists -Clinical Psychologists -Social Workers -Mental Health Counselor

Section 4: Treating Mental Disorders Psychiatrists: -Medical & Psychology training -Rules out physical causes for symptoms -Can prescribe medications Neurologists: -a physician who treats physical disorders of the nervous system

Section 4: Treating Mental Disorders Clinical Psychologists: -trained to recognize and treat behavior that is not normal -Ph.D in Psychology and 2 years of practical training in clinics / hospitals

Section 4: Treating Mental Disorders Social Workers: -listen to and advise people -act as a link between people who need help and community resources that provide help. Psychiatric Social Worker- help people to accept and adjust to an illness.

Section 4: Treating Mental Disorders Drug Therapy: -Prescribe drugs to treat mental disorders -Work with Psychotherapy

Section 4: Treating Mental Disorders Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy Acceptance & Commitment Therapy Anger Management Art Therapy Bioenergetic Analysis Biofeedback / Neurofeedback Body Psychotherapy Body Talk System Body-Mind Psychotherapy Client-Directed Outcome-Informed Therapy Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Collaborative Therapy Conflict Resolution Therapy Core Process Psychotherapy Critical Incidence Stress Debriefing Dance / Movement Therapy Developmental Needs Meeting Strategy

Section 4: Treating Mental Disorders Dialectical Behavior Therapy Drama Therapy Dream Analysis Emotional Transformation Therapy (ETT) Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy Energy Psychology Equine & Animal Assisted Psychotherapies Existential Psychotherapy Family Therapy Focusing Gestalt Therapy Guided Therapeutic Imagery Holistic Psychotherapy Holographic Memory Resolution Humanistic Psychology Hypnotherapy Integral Psychotherapy

Section 4: Treating Mental Disorders Integrative Body Psychotherapy Internal Family Systems Interpersonal Neurobiology Interpersonal Psychotherapy Jungian Psychotherapy Lifespan Integration Mindfulness Based Approaches / Contemplative Approaches Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy Motivational Enhancement Therapy Music Therapy Neuro-Linguistic Programming Neurofeedback Parent Work Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) Person Centered / Rogerian Play Therapy Poetry Therapy

Section 4: Treating Mental Disorders Positive Psychology Process Oriented Psychology Psycho-Physical Therapy Psychoanalysis / Modern Psychoanalysis Psychodynamic Therapy Psychomotor Psychosynthesis Redecision Therapy Regression Therapy Reichian Breathwork Relational Psychotherapy Relational Recovery Schema Therapy

Section 4: Treating Mental Disorders Self Psychology Self Relations Self-Acceptance Training Sensorimotor Psychology Sport / Fitness Psychology Transactional Analysis Transpersonal Psychotherapy Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Trauma Relief Unlimited (TRU) Voice Dialogue Wilderness Therapy Yoga Therapy

Section 4: Treating Mental Disorders Hospitalization: -In-patient care / out-patient care -Constant attention to prevent harm to self or others -Working with patients and family before going home-how to adjust to change.