Definitions
Refers collectively to health conditions involving: significant changes in thinking, emotion and/or behaviors. Distress and/or problems functioning in social, work or family activities.
What is mental illness?
__ in 5 US adults report that the pandemic had a significant negative impact on their mental health.
1
Intensive Outpatient requires only 1 hour of attendance a day?
False.
IOP Require 3-5 days per week for 3-4 hours each day.
LCSW [social worker], LPC [professional counselor], PhD, PsyD [psychologist], psychiatrist, APN etc.
High Focus provides what levels of care?
PHP & IOP
Negative attitudes or discrimination against someone based on characteristics like mental illness. [Can be public, institutional, or self]
What is stigma?
What percent of people had any mental illness according to 2020 national survey for drug use and health report (SAMHSA)?
21% [about 1 in 5]
Mental illness is always caused by a problem with someone's brain chemistry.
FALSE [there are many potential causes]
What does DBT stand for?
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
What is a good website resource for searching for providers?
Psychology Today
The state of well-being in which an individual realizes their own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and is able to make a contribution to their community.
What is the definition of mental health?
What percent of individuals had a major depressive episode according to 2020 National Survey of Drug Use and Health Report (SAMHSA)?
8.4% [approximately 21 million people]
Substance use increased during the pandemic.
TRUE.
Among those 12 and up, 15% reported increased alcohol use and 10% report increase drug use due to the pandemic.
This approach to therapy uses creative techniques (i.e. drawing, painting, sculpting, writing etc.).
Art Therapy
List the levels of care
Outpatient, IOP, PHP, Residential, Inpatient
Study of a person's emotions, biology and behaviors and how these imapct mental health. Used in the medical insurance world.
What is behavioral health?
What percent of individuals had a serious mental illness according to 2020 National Survey of Drug Use & Health Report (SAMHSA)
5.6% [approximately 14.2 million people]
All providers approach working with clients in the same way.
False.
This approach is very well known, and helps to develop helpful beliefs about your life and learn healthier actions/behaviors.
CBT (Cognitive Behavior Therapy)
Name a few things to think about when searching for a provider..
Examples: focused issues, affordability, telehealth vs in person, traits of provider etc.
This level of care is intended for 24 hour care to monitor and keep individuals safe and stabilize a crisis.
What is inpatient?
6.7% of US adults experienced a ___________ disorder and mental illness (17 million people
What is co-occuring?
Licensed Counselors can not prescribe medications.
True.
Psychiatrists, APN, NP can.
What approach to therapy utilizes: systematic desensitization, exposure therapy and action-oriented approaches?
Behavioral Therapy
Some providers give an option to adjust hourly fee to match your income or financial resources..this is called..
A sliding scale