Effectiveness of mental illness treatment

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Effectiveness of mental illness treatment
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Effectiveness of mental illness treatment

• Among mental illnesses, depression is a disorder
  that is quite common and is the leading cause of
  functional disability all around the world. The
  most commonly used treatment option for
  depression and few other mental health illnesses
  are counseling therapy also known as
  psychotherapy and medications and sometimes the
  combination of both of them too. The percentage
  of people suffering from depression has increased
  exponentially in the United States and treatment
  rates have also risen however significant number
  of patients who would benefit the most from the
  treatment won't avail of the service. Due to
  this, several people couldnt get the required
  treatment which will have consequences in a
  society having an untreated mental illness.
  Understanding and acknowledging what is stopping
  the treatment is important and has been the
  center of attention for the research these days.

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Why is treatment for mental health important?

• Nowadays, several clinics have been opened all
  around the world to treat people with mental
  health issues. Several organizations are
  sponsoring the treatment of people going through
  depression and other types of mental health
  issues. Despite all of these, the causes of
  mental illnesses are rising which brings us to
  doubt the reliability of the treatment modalities
  we are using for depression and other mental
  health disorders.
• Generally, depression is a type of mood disorder
  that affects us emotionally first and then
  physically causes its symptoms. Initially,
  symptoms include lack of concentration, lack of
  motivation and interest to do anything, changes
  in appetite and weight, sleep pattern changes.
  Later on, depression causes us pain in different
  parts of the body and causes impairment in our
  daily life activities.

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Why is treatment for mental health important?

• Traditionally, doctors used to prescribe
  psychotherapy initially for most of the types of
  mental disorders including depression. If that
  doesnt work and the symptoms of the patients
  persist, then doctors will recommend starting
  antidepressants and SSRIs and this step-up
  therapy could lead to using more serious
  treatment options too.
• According to several studies, these medications
  and treatment options do not have enough positive
  outcomes and patients with depression did not
  show improvement in the symptoms despite taking
  these medicines. This shows that the traditional
  medication course is efficient for mild and
  moderate cases of depression only but not in the
  severe ones

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What is the best treatment for mental illness?

• Research has shown that recent advancement has
  been made in the treatment modalities of mental
  illnesses among which IV ketamine therapy is the
  most effective one. The effective outcome with
  ketamine infusion therapy proved to be quite
  promising when it comes to the treatment of
  depression specifically treatment-resistant
  depression. People who have tried everything else
  and still had symptoms of depressions showed
  immediate results as they got started with the IV
  ketamine therapy. As the data suggest, ketamine
  therapy is the future for the treatment of
  depression and other mental health conditions too
  as a lot of research work has been going on about
  it.