The Effects Of Medication And Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

To further study the effects of medication and Cognitive behavioral therapy together, I conducted an intense experiment where these two methods were being compared. In this experiment, I would need participants who labeled themselves as having anxiety, whether it be minor or severe. To select the participants, I created a survey that listed information such as demographics and the opinions of their mental health issue. The survey consisted of 15 questions, the first 5 being information such as their race and age. The last 10 questions consisted of their opinions of the mental disorder, and how their daily life has been affected by it. First, I gathered participants who were between the ages of 18 and 30. I chose this age because these are …show more content…
This therapy focuses on changing the way that the brain thinks and changing their negative personal behavior along with it. Some effective cognitive-behavioral techniques could include slow talking, stop all negative thinking, and accept and rationalizing the situations that they find themselves in. At this point, we have one group that is solely relying on medication, while the other group is only receiving cognitive behavioral therapy. The last group of participants are going to receive both medications and cognitive behavioral therapy. They will also be given the Xanax, and going to the scheduled therapy. After a consecutive 60 days, we were able to measure the differences between each group, and effects of each variable …show more content…
About 2/3 of people with mental health illness do not receive treatment because of the negative stigma associated with it. “About two-thirds of people with diagnosable mental disorders do not receive treatment” (Institute of Medicine, 2002). Stigma leads the public to discriminate against those who have mental illnesses, especially in the housing and employment aspects. The negative brand that it leaves for those that suffer from this often leads to many people not working or having a sustainable place to live because they are in fear. Another major barrier for these patients is the mental health system. To be more specific, the mental health system and the lack of awareness that it brings to communities. “The vision, beginning in 1975, of the community support reform movement—an integrated, seamless service system that brings mental health services directly to the community—has not fully materialized” (Institute of Medicine, 2002). There an abounding amount of mental health services that continue to be disorganized and chaotic for the patient. The wait time can be for several hours, and by that time the patient can have suffered from an anxiety or panic