| Mental
Health Services
Comprehending the cause of most mental
health issues or disorders, helps doctors
and clinicians individualize treatment for each
client, offering a treatment plan addressing mental
health, medication, and therapeutic interventions.
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, or family
and marriage and family psychotherapy, behavior
therapy techniques (such as relaxation training
or exposure therapy); and hypnotherapy. The
Cove Center for Recovery is a quality treatment
program for major mental health disorders, which
includes both drugs and psychotherapy as a preferred
treatment method.
The Cove Center For Recovery
designed a Mental Health Program with a
comprehensive team of doctors and clinicians.
At the Cove, 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.
The Cove Center for Recovery - Addiction and Mental
Health Treatment Center provides also a medical
doctor who oversees all practices and visits with
clients. The Cove Center for Recovery 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.
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| Types
of Mental Health Care Practitioners |
| PRACTITIONER |
TRAINING |
EXPERTISE |
| Psychiatrist
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Medical doctor with 4 or more years of psychiatric
training after graduation from medical school.
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Can prescribe
drugs, perform electroconvulsive therapy,
and admit people to the hospital. May only
practice psychotherapy, only prescribe drugs,
or do both. |
| Psychologist
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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.
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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.
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| 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
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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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Drug Therapy-
A number of psychoactive drugs are highly
effective and widely used by psychiatrists and other
medical doctors. These drugs are often categorized
according to the disorder for which they are primarily
prescribed. For example, antidepressants are used
to treat depression. The Cove’s medical director
and ARNP will conduct a full psychiatric history
and work with the client to establish to most suitable
protocol for an effective treatment program.
Psychotherapy
- The Cove Center for Recovery embraces
the model of psychotherapy combined with medication
management. In recent years, tremendous results
have been observed with the use of psychotherapy.
Psychotherapy is also referred to as narrative therapy.
It works from the premist that the solution for
a person’s distress can be helped by the therapist
through a trusting relationship and discussions
of the problems the client brings to the session.
Often, the psychotherapist can help the client identify
the source of the problems and consider alternatives
for dealing with them. Psychotherapy also recognizes
the need for medication and integrates a program
of observation and reporting on the medication and
it’s impact on the individual. Psychotherapy can
include individual, group, marital, and family therapy.
It is an accepted approach for many mental health
issues including trauma, depression, adhd, ptsd,
bereavement, or chronic mental illness and more.
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