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What is Mental Health Counseling?

Category: Psychotherapy

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Counseling can be defined as a relatively short-term, interpersonal, theory-based process of helping persons who are fundamentally psychologically healthy resolve developmental and situational issues.

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Major depressive disorder 67 29
Generalized anxiety disorder 48 14
Support mental / emotional health 45 21
Post-traumatic stress disorder 29 17
Bipolar disorder 20 9
Depressed mood 17 6

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  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
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Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 0
Moderate 4
Mild 9
None 55

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Mental Health Counseling

Side effect Patients Percentage
Apathy 2
Difficulty trusting others due to mild paranoia 1
Emotional abuse 1
Emotional flatness (flat affect) 1
Emotional pain 1
Feeling abandoned 1

Show all 13 reported side effects

Why patients stopped taking Mental Health Counseling

Multiple reasons could be selected

Reason Patients Percentage
Other 14
Felt finished with this treatment 13
This particular therapist or program didn't seem to help 13
Expense 10
Change in health plan coverage 7
Completed the number of sessions covered by my insurance 7
This type of therapy or counseling didn't seem to help 7
No convenient appointments available 6
Doctor's advice 5
I didn't have enough time 5
Found another therapist or program I preferred 3
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Duration

Stopped going to Mental Health Counseling

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 5
1 - 6 months 16
6 months - 1 year 15
1 - 2 years 5
2 - 5 years 6
5 - 10 years 4
10 years or more 1
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 39
Usually 21
Sometimes 7
Never taken as prescribed 1
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 8
Somewhat hard to take 16
A little hard to take 21
Not at all hard to take 23
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 8
$100-199 7
$50-99 6
$25-49 7
< $25 20
Not specified 20
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7 patient evaluations for Mental Health Counseling

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Nov 5, 2012 (Started May 25, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for obsessive-compulsive disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for emotional flatness (flat affect))
  • Effectiveness
    None (for not caring if i live or die)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for guilt or self blame)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for difficulty trusting others due to mild paranoia)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for Support mental / emotional health)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for difficulty relating to others)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for loneliness)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for generalized anxiety disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for major depressive disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for low self esteem)
  • Side effects
    Mild (apathy, emotional flatness (flat affect), Seeking answers to ALL my questions, some relief in pain and depression, Self Doubt, guilt or self blame, difficulty trusting others due to mild paranoia, change in outlook, feeling of discouragement, low self esteem)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 200 min Monthly
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Jun 26, 2012 (Started May 25, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for difficulty relating to others)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for loneliness)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for Can't stop looking for answers.)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for generalized anxiety disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for major depressive disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for low self esteem)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (apathy, emotional flatness (flat affect), Seeking answers to ALL my questions, some relief in pain and depression, Self Doubt, guilt or self blame, difficulty trusting others due to mild paranoia, change in outlook, low self esteem)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 200 min Monthly
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  • 0 helpful marks

Aug 21, 2012 (Started Feb 06, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for suicidal thoughts or urges)
  • Side effects
    Mild
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 31, 2012 (Started Sep 15, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Support mental / emotional health)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 120 min Monthly
Cost: $200+ monthly
  • 0 helpful marks
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