MENTAL HEALTH AND TEEN ADDICTON TREATMENT

Therapeutic methods for mental health disorders can be categorized as either somatic or psychotherapeutic. Somatic treatments include drug therapy and electroconvulsive therapy. Psychotherapeutic treatments include individual, group and family psychotherapy, behavior therapy techniques (such as relaxation training or exposure therapy); and hypnotherapy. Inspirations Teen Rehab is a quality treatment program for major mental health disorders, which includes both drugs and psychotherapy as a preferred treatment method.

Inspirations Teen Rehab designed a Mental Health Program with a comprehensive team of doctors and clinicians. At the Inspirations Teen Rehab, psychiatrists are not the only mental health care practitioners trained to treat mental illness. Others include clinical psychologists, social workers, and nurses, all of whom must hold appropriate credentials. Psychiatrists (and psychiatric nurse practitioners in some states) are the only mental health care practitioners licensed to prescribe drugs. Other mental health care practitioners practice psychotherapy primarily. Inspirations Teen Rehab - Addiction and Mental Health Treatment Center provides also a medical doctor who oversees all practices and visits with teens. Inspiratons Teen Rehab further supports the treatment of mental health disorders by integrating the therapeutic talents of their Chief Executive Officer (Dr. James Hughes), who holds a PhD in psychology and a multitude of credentials, including the Criminal Justice Certification.

Types of Mental Health Care Practitioners
PRACTITIONER	TRAINING	EXPERTISE
Psychiatrist	Medical doctor with 4 or more years of psychiatric training after graduation from medical school.	Can prescribe drugs, perform electroconvulsive therapy, and admit people to the hospital. May only practice psychotherapy, only prescribe drugs, or do both.
Psychologist	Practitioner who has a master's or doctoral degree but not a medical degree. Many have postdoctoral training, and most are trained to administer psychologic tests that are helpful in diagnosis.	May conduct psychotherapy but cannot perform physical examinations, prescribe drugs (in most states), or admit people to the hospital.
Psychiatric Social Worker	A practitioner with specialized training in certain aspects of psychotherapy, such as family and marital therapy or individual psychotherapy. Often trained to interface with the social service systems in the state. May have a master's degree and sometimes a doctorate as well.	Cannot perform physical examinations or prescribe drugs.
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurse	Registered nurse with a master's degree or higher, and training, in behavioral health.	May practice psychotherapy independently in some states and may prescribe drugs under the supervision of a doctor.
Psychoanalyst	May be a psychiatrist, psychologist, or social worker who has many years of training in the practice of psychoanalysis, a type of intensive psychotherapy involving several sessions a week designed to explore unconscious patterns of thought, feeling, and behavior.	Conducts psychoanalysis and, if also a psychiatrist, may prescribe drugs and admit people to hospitals.

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