2. Term
โข Psychiatry is the branch of medicine that
deals with the diagnosis, prevention, and
treatment of mental disorders (??).
3. PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT MODALITIES
Psychotherapy (talk therapy)
โข Discuss issues with the therapist who resolves
it or teach coping skills.
โ individual therapy (1-on-1)
โ group therapy (groups of 5-10. Common topic. eg
anger mx, suicide etc
โ couples therapy, and (couples) eg relaionship
issues.
โ family therapy (1 or more families). Individual /
whole.
4. Cognitive behavioral Therapy (CBT)
โข Most common
โข Individual or family
โข Replace Negative/unheathy thoughts with
realistic ones.
โข Eg:- failure.
5. Dialectical behavior Therapy (DBT)
โข Accepting negative/unhealthy thoughts and
learning to find balance b/w acceptance and
change.
โข Eg:- telling lies, ungrateful. Etc
6. Interpersonal Therapy
โข Works for relationship issues
โข Teach new interpersonal / communication
skills to improve relation quality.
โข Eg:- Couples counseling
7. Eye Movement Desensitization and
Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR)
โข Treat PTSD (suicide, death etc)
โข Brain stimulated with back and forth
movement of eye. This helps stimulate
traumatic memory which can be resolved.
