Mental Health Treatment: Past and Present
Abnormal behaviors were viewed as a sign that a person was possessed by demons
Medieval Times
Psychoanalytical therapy wherein interaction with toys is used instead of talk; used in child therapy
Play Therapy
The therapist cannot disclose confidential communications to any third party unless mandated
Confidentiality
Means the individual has two or more disorders
Comorbid Disorders
Understand and address issues of race, culture, and ethnicity
Cultural Competence
Often conducted by priests or other religious figures
Exorcism
Principles of learning applied to change undesirable behaviors
Behavior Therapy
A clinician meets together with several clients with similar problems
Group Therapy
Helps a person with addiction to stop compulsive drug-seeking behaviors
Substance-related Treatment
People who report that barriers to services include lack of insurance, transportation, and time
Ethnic Minorities
First institutions created for the specific purpose of housing people with psychological disorders
Asylums
Awareness of cognitive process helps patients eliminate thought patterns that lead to distress
Cognitive Therapy
Involves two people in an intimate relationship who are having difficulties and are trying to resolve them
Couples Therapy
Returning to drugs or alcohol after a period of improvement
Relapse
Can further a barrier to treatment
Language Difference
Led reform efforts for mental health care in the United States
Dorothea Dix
Increase self-awareness and acceptance through focus on conscious thoughts
Humanistic Therapy
Is a special form of group therapy, consisting of one or more families
Family Therapy
Involves medications to detox a person with addiction
Treatment
Aims to offer both a helping role and process that uses modalities and defines goals consistent with the life experiences and cultural values of clients
Multicultural Counseling and Therapy
The therapy is still used, but with safeguards and under anesthesia
Electroconvulsive Therapy
Talk therapy based on belief that the unconscious and childhood conflicts impact behavior
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
The therapist examines and discusses the boundary and structure of the family
Structural Family Therapy
Developed for specific types of substance-related disorders
Specialized Therapies
Could include lack of bilingual treatment, stigma, fear of not being understood, family privacy, and lack of education about eating disorders
Ethnic Disparity in Access to Care