According to the Expert Consensus Guidelines for the Treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder, behavioral therapy (BT), cognitive therapy (CT), and medications are first-line treatments for OCD. Psychodynamic psychotherapy may help in managing some aspects of the disorder, but there are no controlled studies that demonstrate effectiveness of psychoanalysis or dynamic psychotherapy in OCD.

Introduction

Mental health. It’s the way your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors affect your life. Good mental health leads to positive self-image and in turn, satisfying relationships with friends and others. Having good mental health helps you make good decisions and deal with life’s challenges at home, work, or school.

It is not uncommon for teenagers to develop problems with their mental health. National statistics indicate that one in every five teens has some type of mental health problem in any given year. The problems range from mild to severe. Sadly, suicide is the third leading cause of death among teens.

Unfortunately, most young people with mental health problems don’t get any treatment for them. Research shows that effective treatments are available that can help members of all racial, ethnic, and cultural groups.

“Google” the word Alcoholism and you will get 25,400,000 search results. Stop anybody in the street and ask them what they associate with the word Alcoholism and the answers will more than likely include the replies, hitting rock bottom,detox, down and out, addiction, messed up life, homelessness, crime blah blah blah. Pay a little more attention and do your research and you can find out that when you drive at night one out of seven drivers on the road are legally drunk.

Anxiety treatment is not a “one size fits all” proposition. What is an effective anxiety treatment for one person may not work at all for another person and while there are several anxiety medications on the market today, each person reacts differently to different drugs and dosages. This is the main reason why it is so important to never take anyone else’s medication or give your medication to another person. Knowing the causes of your anxiety can also go quite a way in helping you control your anxiety, but when that knowledge just becomes to out of reach, there are therapists available to guide you through that troubled time. Especially if your anxiety attacks are becoming for severe or frequent.