However, the treatments that are available include things such as psychotherapy, stress and anger management skills, medications or even hospitalization. Psychotherapy is the main treatment that is used for antisocial personality disorder. When psychotherapy is used things such as mood, feelings, thoughts and behavior are discussed. By learning about these things, it will be easier for an individual to manage the symptoms. Stress and anger management is recommended because irritability, aggression, violence and anger are all very common symptoms of antisocial personality disorder.
Currently, hypnotherapy is primarily used as a treatment modality of psychological distress. Some of the approaches used in hypnotherapy easily align with positive psychology’s focus on an individual’s strengths (Guse, 2012), but it also has the ability to allow individuals to tap into their mental and intellectual processes, taking on a cognitive approach; as well as addressing conditioning, a behavioral approach to psychotherapy. (Kagan, Segal & Havemann, 2004, p.554) Modern psychotherapy uses various approaches to address an innumerable amount of diagnosable mental and behavioral disorders. According to various task forces in the United States and the United Kingdom, cognitive therapy and cognitive behavior therapy are empirically supported therapies (EST’s) that have shown to be useful in the treatment of depression. (Kagan, Segal & Havemann, 2004, p.561)The majority of scientific research and empirical evidence of the efficacy of hypnotherapy as an adjunct treatment lies within the realm of cognitive behavior
Nevertheless other effective, helpful medications for managing PTSD include mood stabilizers, such as Lamictal, Gabitril or Depakote, as well as mood stabilizers that are antipsychotics like Resperidone, Syprexa or Seroquel. These medicines are most effective for those who suffer from agitation, dissociation, hypervilgilance, paranoia, or brief psychotic reactions. Conclusion I. In conclusion, we have discussed today, Post-traumatic stress disorder can be a very demanding illness not only to the one who suffers, but also the loved ones who help those affected cope with the
Hobson believes that because problems in our life are usually through interpersonal relationships, we should resolve these problems through a therapeutic relationship. The quality of the relationship is crucial for the effectiveness of the therapy. PIT consists of several interlinking components, of which include ‘explanatory rationale’ and ‘staying with feelings’. A potential strength of PIT is that it is just as effective if not more so than current treatments at improving depressive symptoms. Research support comes from Elkin, who found that when compared to CBT, PIT is just as effective at treating depression.
It would stress that he needed to examine what he is feeling and how to use those feelings in a positive way. Psychologists view this type of therapy combined with behavioral therapy as beneficial as you can isolate what is causing the anxiety by examining patient's cognitions and providing ways to alter that behavior into a positive one. The behavioral approach would focus on how negative thoughts were contributing to Jake's anxiety. The behavioral perspective contends that our thoughts affect the way we feel, that our thoughts could more or less contribute to the anxiety such as Jake is feeling. It would examine what would be the best way to modify his behavior.
This stress can cause the body to have these ailments such as a placebo can help a person with the physical ailments(Comer, R. J., 2011). Treatments The potential treatment I feel will work the best for somatoform disorders would be insight, exposure, and drug therapy. Insight works to help the person with the somatoform disorder identify their behaviors and later change them. In the exposure part of treatment a person is exposed to the recent trauma that can cause such mental distress that causes physical illnesses. The hope is that the more the person is exposed to the trauma the less it will affect them(Comer, R. J., 2011).
While other therapies are being developed, tested and researched, (CBT) has evidence based research in being effective due to the flexibility of its interventions and the ease of adjustment to co-join other therapies to (CBT). According to research done by Leslie Swanson, cognitive behavior therapy techniques such as relaxation, restructuring, and re-scripting therapy aided in helping patients with PTSD to overcome insomnia, sleep disorders, and nightmares, which are common symptoms with PTSD (Swanson, 2009). More importantly, research identifies cognitive behavior therapy as a highly effective therapy to treat individuals who suffered from moderate depression (296.22) and have a dual diagnosis of substance abuse (Ruwaard, 2009, 215). (CBT) has also gained respect as a preferred therapy for helping those who abuse and are addicted to drugs. Kirby and Marlowe suggest that CBT has shown substantial gain in the field of substance abuse, due to its person centeredness and brief treatments.
Since the anxiety is also typically accompanied by medical issues like nausea, body aches, and fatigue it can be difficult to narrow down the cause of the symptoms. Luckily, there are several treatment options for those who have been diagnosed with GAD. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a form of psychotherapy that is commonly used to treat anxiety. CBT is beneficial because it helps the patient recognize when they are misreading events, and forming negative assumptions based on little or no evidence (2011). In addition CBT focuses on the behavioral side of anxiety by offering problem solving skills, setting goals, and establishing priorities.
Bipolar disorder can be effectively treated and people with this mental illness can lead full and productive lives. A person with this illness experiences severe mood swings that range from lows of depression to the highs of mania. When one becomes depressed they feel
Recent studies have shown that a form of psychotherapy that concentrates on present-day interactions between the depressed person and the social environment is quite effective for alleviating unipolar depression.. The aim