PSY240H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Hypericum Perforatum, Herbalism
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System of mental health services has four major sectors: speciality mental health sector includes: psychiatrist, psychologist, psychiatric nurses, and psychiatric social workers who are trained specifically to treat people with mental disorders. Human services sector includes: social services, school-based counseling services, residential rehabilitation services, criminal justice services and religious professional counselors. Voluntary network sector includes: self-help groups, such as alcoholic"s anonymous (aa), is a growing component of the mental health treatment system. In canada, it is estimated that approximately 3% of the adult population has attended an aa meeting. 37% of canadians who suffer from mental disorders or substance dependence use some type of health care or community resources. However, most people who might benefit from treatment are getting no treatment at all. Proponents of biological theories of mental disorders most often prescribe medication. Psychotherapy: prescribed when psychological and some social approaches to abnormality.
