I can only answer this from an outside perspective, having worked in the mental health field with MR/MH clients in group homes, as well as taking care of a bi-polar daughter who is on medication. I agree with Erebos that the right team of therapy, psychiatrist and medication can do wonders in treating mental illness. You have to monitor all aspects to see improvements, and they may not be day to day but happen over the course of months and years. With my oldest daughter a mix of prescription mood medication along with natural supplements seems to have lessened the intensity and severity of her manic/ mania episodes that occur in her life. Early on when she was under our care we monitored medication changes made by her new psychiatrist and we determined that one mood medication was now ineffective, but the current one she's on (and has been on for 2 years) seems to be working very well for her life.
The consensus I see when it comes to therapy is you have to want to change in order for changes to occur. If you don't believe in the information and exercises you are given, the best team in the world won't aid you in making the changes you wish to see in your life.
Matt  |