The Changes in Mental Illness Treatment
The Changes in Mental Illness Treatment
Since the early 1990s, the progress of mental illness treatment has increased quickly. Many patients with mental illness have been able to leave hospitals and live normal lives because of advancement in treatment. The treatment of mental illness has changed in many ways. Some of these ways are medical technology, medication, and the housing treatment. These changes in mental illness healing have led to a great success.
Medical technology is one change that has led to advanced treatment of mental illness since the early 1900s. Firstly, “images produced by positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resources imaging (MRI) technology have revealed that a lot of the mental disorders may be due to the brain development, and structure or function,” (MI, 11). Moreover, doctors are able to briefly view the changes that occur in the brain as Dr. Allen explains: “We now can see changes in brain function and structure at cellular level,” and “also, changes in the brain affect the whole body” (MAMI, 1). By being able to see these changes, doctors are able to better understand the brain and the illnesses and in turn can better treat the patients. Another form of advancement in technology in the field of mental illness treatment is Electroconvulsive therapy. This therapy uses electric current which is passed through the brain. Electroconvulsive therapy is used in cases when patients are violent or is used to test patients. Some other forms of technologies that are used to treat mentally ill patients include CAT-scan, X-ray, medication, etc. These devices have improved the treatment of mental illnesses by allowing the doctors to properly diagnose the problem in the body. Besides technology, medication has had a great hand in the improvement and treatment of mental illnesses. First of all, new medications have led to a decrease in mental disorders. For example, with use of antidepressant and particular
Since the early 1990s, the progress of mental illness treatment has increased quickly. Many patients with mental illness have been able to leave hospitals and live normal lives because of advancement in treatment. The treatment of mental illness has changed in many ways. Some of these ways are medical technology, medication, and the housing treatment. These changes in mental illness healing have led to a great success.
Medical technology is one change that has led to advanced treatment of mental illness since the early 1900s. Firstly, “images produced by positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resources imaging (MRI) technology have revealed that a lot of the mental disorders may be due to the brain development, and structure or function,” (MI, 11). Moreover, doctors are able to briefly view the changes that occur in the brain as Dr. Allen explains: “We now can see changes in brain function and structure at cellular level,” and “also, changes in the brain affect the whole body” (MAMI, 1). By being able to see these changes, doctors are able to better understand the brain and the illnesses and in turn can better treat the patients. Another form of advancement in technology in the field of mental illness treatment is Electroconvulsive therapy. This therapy uses electric current which is passed through the brain. Electroconvulsive therapy is used in cases when patients are violent or is used to test patients. Some other forms of technologies that are used to treat mentally ill patients include CAT-scan, X-ray, medication, etc. These devices have improved the treatment of mental illnesses by allowing the doctors to properly diagnose the problem in the body. Besides technology, medication has had a great hand in the improvement and treatment of mental illnesses. First of all, new medications have led to a decrease in mental disorders. For example, with use of antidepressant and particular
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