Help for Mental Disorders
By: Adonna, Jessica, Bryan
Therapy Help
- Psychotherapy
- On going dialogue between patient and a mental health professional.
2.Behavior Therapy
- Forces or changing unwanted behaviors through rewards and reinforcements.
3.Cognitive therapy
- Designed to identify and correct distorted thinking patterns.
4.Group Therapy
- Treating a group of people with common problems and who meet regularly with a counselor.
5.Drug Therapy
- Use or certain medications to treat or reduce the symptoms of a mental disorder.
Other types of help...
- Tell a trusted adult
- Go to a health professional
- Make changes in your environment
- Counseling
Behavioral Therapy
Group Therapy
“Think of your head as an unsafe neighborhood; don't go there alone.” ― Augusten Burroughs, Dry
Statistics
About 1 in 4 adults suffer from a mental disorder in a year.
This means 57.7 million people have a mental disorder.
If you think you have a mental disorder or someone you know does, tell a doctor or an adult.
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