What do the medications used to treat mental illnesses do?
a. Cure the illness
b. Restore brain chemistry to normal functioning
c. Replace depleted neurotransmitters
d. Treat the symptoms of the illness with biochemical changes
Question 2
How commonly are medications and therapy combined today?
a. Combined treatments tend to only be used in an inpatient setting.
b. Approximately 75 percent of those with a mental illness are treated with therapy alone, 10 percent use medications only, and just 15 percent are treated with both.
c. While the combined approach is commonly used in the treatment of children, the same is not true in the adult population where the quick fix of a medication is the norm.
d. Research suggests that many of those in treatment receive both psychotherapy and medication.
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