Can mental illness be treated? Can people with mental illnesses get better?
Yes — almost every mental illness has some form of treatment. For some it’s medication, for others it’s therapy; often, it’s a combination of both. Different people may have different reactions to the same treatment, so sometimes people must try several different things before finding something that works. Not all kinds of mental illness can be permanently ‘cured’; but almost all can be treated so that the person can live a happier and more productive life. New treatments and drugs are being discovered all the time.
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