Medication Alternative and Recommenced Therapy
One of the appropriate therapies is cognitive behavior therapy. The therapy involves changing the thinking patterns and behavior of a patient. The approach is effective compared to prescribing medication alone (Springer et al., 2018). Patients need a therapist they can talk to and relieve their worries. Expressing their worries allows the therapists to recommend approaches to relieve their fear. For instance, therapists can recommend interventions such as exposure therapy that will help to confront the worry (Banneyer et al., 2018). Exposure therapy reduces fear and avoidance. For instance, the patient is afraid of leaving the house (Springer et al., 2018). Allowing the patient to experience the outside world will help them to change their perceptions about the environment outside their home.
Alternate therapies are effective to address anxiety and depressive disorders. One of the alternate approaches is a change of lifestyle patterns. For instance, the patient should change their sleeping patterns, maintain a physically fit life, eat healthily, avoid alcohol, or drugs, quit smoking, and use of caffeine. For instance, the patient should stop abusing marijuana since it can be one of the contributing factors to the mental problem. High levels of THC found in marijuana are associated with increased anxiety (Silverman et al., 2019). Avoiding marijuana will help the therapist to determine if the drug is a cause or other factors that increase the risk of the mental problem.
Conclusion
Treatment of anxiety disorders and depression requires a tactical approach to enhance recovery and prevent relapse. Cognitive behavior therapy is effective in changing the behavior and thinking patterns of the patients. Treatment should involve a diagnosis of the reason for the poor sleeping patterns. Lack of sufficient sleep for a prolonged period can interfere with the behavior of an individual.
References
Banneyer, K. N., Bonin, L., Price, K., Goodman, W. K., & Storch, E. A. (2018). Cognitive behavioral therapy for childhood anxiety disorders: a review of recent advances. Current Psychiatry Reports, 20(8), 1-8.
Silverman, W. K., Marin, C. E., Rey, Y., Kurtines, W. M., Jaccard, J., & Pettit, J. W. (2019). Group-versus parent-involvement CBT for childhood anxiety disorders: Treatment specificity and long-term recovery mediation. Clinical Psychological Science, 7(4), 840-855.
Springer, K. S., Levy, H. C., & Tolin, D. F. (2018). Remission in CBT for adult anxiety disorders: a meta-analysis. Clinical Psychology Review, 61, 1-8.
