Describe the relative effectiveness of psychological and bio

Describe the relative effectiveness of psychological and biological treatments for mental disorder. ***PSYCHOLOGY

Solution

Mental disorders vary in number , starting from anxiety related disorders, phobias, panic disorders, obsessive compulsive disorders, and post traumatic stress disorder. Since most of these disorders are bipolar, it has been observed that rather than giving a single line of treatment which is either medication or psychotherapy, a combined line of both medications and therapy provide a more advanced and effective way of treatment, along with lesser chances of relapse, thus preventing it.

The strength of the disorder varies from individual to individual. It is being observed that for anxiety disorders, psychotherapy as the first line of treatment followed by medications has reduced the burden of disease along with lower suicide rates.

For depression and anxiety related disorders it has been found that the efficacy of psychotherapy has been better than pharmacotherapy ( medication) . This has also been found effective in anxiety and depression in patients having coronary heart disease.