General information about therapy, what to look for, costs, how managed
care influences therapy, etc. can be found at Dr.
Hutt's web site.
A LOT of information on psychopharmacology (drug treatments for different
disorders) can be found here.
A huge site on different aspects of psychotherapy.
A quick overview of different types of treatment for different disorders
at CNN.
The 1999
Surgeon General's report with a supplement
containing ethnic mental health information
Chapter 16 exercises - Therapy NOTE: Make sure that you reword this information in YOUR words. If you just copy word for word from the book or links, the assignment will not count. In addition, if you can't find the material on the web site, try using your book.
*EXERCISE 1 - Therapists
Graduate school
options - If you decide to go into the field of psychology and wish
to become a therapist or if you decide that you should see a therapist,
you should have some idea of the different types of degrees, the distinction
between the degrees, and licenses. Using this web site (or try this
one with this one)
answer the following questions:
1. What is the difference is between a Masters and a Doctoral degree?
2. What is the difference between Clinical Psychology, Counselor Education,
and Clinical Social Work?
3. What are the different types of licenses that someone who does therapy
can have?
4. Why get a license or a certificate?
*EXERCISE 2 - Why talk shows are NOT therapy
Summarize this
article. Make sure you read the WHOLE article and put it in YOUR words
(don't just take random sentences out of the article)
*EXERCISE 3 - Issues about ECT.
Try some of the links off of this
site.
1. What is ECT? What is it used for?
2. What are the issues for and against ECT?
EXERCISE 4 - Should psychologists be allowed to prescribe drugs?
Here is a point/counterpoint list from the American
Psychiatric Association or American
Psychological Association (as you might imagine, they each have different
sides). Summarize the issues. According the A Psychological A website,
how long it the training and what are psychologists trained in?