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2. Treatment of mental disorders - Wikipedia

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   Psychotherapy is a relatively new method used in treatment of mental disorders. The practice of individual psychotherapy as a treatment of mental disorders is about 100 years old. Sigmund Freud (1856–1939) was the first one to introduce this concept in psychoanalysis. [6]

3. Management of post-traumatic stress disorder - Wikipedia

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   Evidence-based, trauma-focused psychotherapy is the first-line treatment for PTSD. [1] [2] [3] Psychotherapy is defined as a treatment where a therapist and patient build a therapeutic relationship and focus on the patient's thoughts, attitudes, affect, behavior, and social development to lessen the patient's psychopathologies and functional impairment.

4. List of psychiatric medications by condition treated - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of psychiatric medications used by psychiatrists and other physicians to treat mental illness or distress. The list is ordered alphabetically according to the condition or conditions, then by the generic name of each medication. The list is not exhaustive and not all drugs are used regularly in all countries.

5. List of psychotherapies - Wikipedia

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   This list contains some approaches that may not call themselves a psychotherapy but have a similar aim of improving mental health and well-being through talk and other means of communication. In the 20th century, a great number of psychotherapies were created. All of these face continuous change in popularity, methods, and effectiveness.

6. Shock therapy (psychiatry) - Wikipedia

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   Deep sleep therapy, introduced in the late 20th century, involved placing patients into a drug-induced coma for extended periods, purportedly to treat various mental illnesses.< [5] This approach to mental health treatment was part of a broader search for effective therapies during a time when the psychiatric field was struggling with managing ...

7. Cognitive behavioral therapy - Wikipedia

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   Learning theory is key in understanding the treatment of mental illness, as behaviors can be learned and unlearned. A rigorous evaluation (applied behavior analysis) is essential at the start of treatment. It includes identifying behaviors; precipitating, moderating, and perpetuating factors; the consequences of the behaviors; avoidance, and ...