psychotherapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
A psychological therapy focused on changing the relationship to difficult thoughts and feelings while acting on personal values.
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Treatments
Explore educational information about published mental-health treatment approaches and the conditions with which they may be associated.
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Published treatments
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Antidepressant Medication
A broad category of prescription medicines used in the treatment of depressive disorders. Selection and monitoring require individualized clinical assessment.
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Antipsychotic Medication
A group of medicines used in the treatment of manic and some depressive episodes, and sometimes for longer-term stability.
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Anxiolytic Medication
A group of medicines used in the management of anxiety. Whether any medicine is appropriate, and for how long, is decided by a prescribing clinician.
psychotherapy
Applied Relaxation
A structured psychological approach that trains recognition of early tension and the use of relaxation skills in daily situations.
supportive
Assertive Community Treatment
Intensive support delivered by a team in the community rather than in a clinic, used where difficulties are severe or engagement with services has been hard to sustain.
psychotherapy
Behavioral Activation
A psychological treatment approach focused on increasing engagement with meaningful or reinforcing activities and reducing patterns that may maintain depression.
behavioral
Behavioural Parent Training
Structured programmes that support parents and carers in responding consistently to behaviour, widely used where the person affected is a child.
psychotherapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
A structured psychological therapy focused on relationships among thoughts, emotions, behaviors, and coping patterns.
supportive
Coordinated Specialty Care
A team-based approach used particularly after a first episode of psychosis, combining medication, psychological therapy, family involvement and support with work or education.
supportive
Educational or Workplace Adjustments
Adjustments to the demands of a classroom or workplace, such as changes to deadlines, seating, task structure or the environment.
procedure
Electroconvulsive Therapy
A medical brain-stimulation treatment used for some severe or otherwise clinically appropriate depressive presentations.
psychotherapy
Exposure and Response Prevention
A structured form of cognitive behavioural therapy in which a person gradually approaches situations that trigger distress while not carrying out the usual ritual, so that the distress can settle on its own.
psychotherapy
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing
A structured trauma-focused therapy that pairs recall of the event with guided attention tasks, delivered by a trained practitioner.
supportive
Family Education and Support
Programmes providing families and carers with information about the condition, practical strategies and support, recognised as improving outcomes.
supportive
Guided Self-Help Based on CBT Principles
Structured self-help material worked through with periodic support from a trained practitioner.
psychotherapy
Interpersonal Psychotherapy
A structured psychological therapy focused on interpersonal relationships, life changes, grief, and related difficulties associated with depressive symptoms.
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Mood Stabilising Medication
A group of medicines used to reduce the severity and frequency of mood episodes. Selection and monitoring are decided by a prescribing clinician.
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Non-Stimulant Medication
Medicines used in ADHD that do not belong to the stimulant class, sometimes chosen where stimulants are unsuitable, ineffective or not tolerated.
supportive
Organisational and Skills Support
Practical approaches to planning, time management, reminders and task structuring, used alongside other treatment.