Core Principle #6

Mental health treatment works and people do get better.

• • • Talking to a counselor and, in some cases, seeing a doctor for medication, can be enormously helpful and effective.

    • Modern mental health treatment is far more effective than it was 50 or even 25 years ago.

    • Talking with a trained therapist can help us to uncover negative patterns of thinking and adjust those patterns to something more positive.

    • Modern therapy is usually based upon the practice of CBT. or "cognitive behavioral therapy," which is different from traditional "psychoanalysis".

    • CBT is intended to provide quick, practical techniques for managing hard to control thought patterns.

    • Modern medications can be extremely effective, life changing, and empowering for people struggling with mental illness.