HUS4442 Module 3 Discussion Forum

Discussion Forum Student’s Name Institution Course # and Name Professor’s Name Submission Date Discussion Forum Psychiatric medications are intended to treat and manage mental health disorders. However, they cannot cure but manage the mental health issue since the disorder is not curable but simply manageable. The use of drugs to treat mental health disorders has both positive and negative implications for patients. Pill prescribers are making matters worse because the prescribed medicine leads to substance addiction. Some antidepressants and benzodiazepines exhibit a high risk of dependence when one stops taking the medication since one experiences withdrawal symptoms (Marsden et al., 2019). Pill prescribers need to avoid such treatment options because it can cause the risk of overdosing. Consequently, it results in adverse neurological effects on the patient rather than causing positive outcomes. Health practitioners need to incorporate alternative treatment for mental health treatments that do not lead to side effects. Talk therapy, such as cognitive behavioral ther...