Brief psychodynamic therapy has been found to be as effective as other psychotherapies.
Gestalt therapy is more directive than client-centered therapy.
Major depression has been shown to be effectively treated with regular sessions of interpersonal therapy.
There is always more than one therapist in group therapy sessions.
Self-help groups are usually led by professional therapists.
Behavior modification techniques can be used by people who want to break bad habits, or develop good ones.
Time outs of at least one hour in length are recommended for effective behavior modification for children's misbehavior.
Henry is intensely afraid of dogs. To help him with his phobia, his therapist placed Henry in a yard with three large dogs, and he required that Henry stay there until his fear subsided. This type of treatment is called stimulus satiation.
Participant modeling is an example of a cognitive therapy.
In Ellis's ABC theory, B does not cause C; and A causes C.
Albert Ellis believes that giving a client RET (rational emotive therapy) with a good deal of warmth, approval and reassurance will help the client get better.
Aaron Beck's therapy is based on the idea that depressed clients tend to think about the world in a negative way and interpret most events as negative.
Cognitive therapy is time-intensive, usually requiring at least a minimum of 50 to 60 sessions for meaningful improvement.
Because of breakthroughs in modern drug therapy, the average stay of patients who do require hospitalization is now usually a matter of several weeks.
The most frequently used biological treatment is drug therapy.
Antidepressants are prescribed for depression and for anxiety disorders.
Lithium is a natural salt that is effective in treating bipolar disorder.
Recent research suggests that Depakote (an anticonvulsant drug) may be just as effective for treating bipolar symptoms as lithium, but with fewer side effects.
Because drug therapies have been improved, ECT is no longer used to treat major depression.
Some studies have suggested that the increased effectiveness of psychiatric drugs, along with the move away from hospitalization, has led to an increase in homelessness among people who suffer from chronic mental illnesses such as schizophrenia.
Depressed patients over the age of 75 tolerate electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) as well as young patients.
If electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is used today, the unilateral type is the most commonly used.
Historically, drug therapy has been available only from psychiatrists.
Psychologists in the military have been authorized to prescribe drugs.