Nearly 1 in 5 adults in the U.S. live with mental illness, and there are a number of ways to seek treatment from psychiatrists, who have the ability to prescribe medication, to psychologists, therapists, and counselors.
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Nearly 1 in 5 adults in the U.S. live with mental illness, and there are a number of ways to seek treatment from psychiatrists, who have the ability to prescribe medication, to psychologists, therapists, and counselors. There s a varying spectrum of ways that you can approach dealing with things like anxiety, depression, substance use disorders. Sometimes that involves medications, if it s warranted. Some people are able to get by with just some therapy. There s cognitive behavioral therapy. There’s dialectical behavioral therapy, there’s motivational therapy, interpersonal, there s so many different types. And the reason that s encouraging for our patients out there is, is we will tailor-fit what you need to you, explained Dr. Eric French, Medical Director of Adult Psychiatry at the Medical Center of Aurora.