Group therapy is a form of psychosocial treatment where a small group of patients meet regularly to talk, interact, and discuss problems with each other and the group leader (therapist).
A psychologist, psychiatrist, social worker, or other healthcare professional typically arranges and conducts group therapy sessions. In some therapy groups, two co-therapists share the responsibility of group leadership. Patients are selected on the basis of what they might gain from group therapy interaction and what they can contribute to the group as a whole.

Eating disorders are a group of serious conditions in which you’re so preoccupied with food and weight that you can often focus on little else. The main types of eating disorders are anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge-eating disorder.

Eating disorders can cause serious physical problems and, at their most severe, can even be life-threatening. Most people with eating disorders are females, but males can also have eating disorders. An exception is binge-eating disorder, which appears to affect almost as many males as females.

Treatments for eating disorders usually involve psychotherapy, nutrition education, family counseling, medications and hospitalization.

The team usually includes a number of mental health professionals, such as a psychiatrist, mental health nurses, social workers and support workers. Crisis teams can: visit you in your home or elsewhere in the community, for example at a crisis house or day center
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One of the methods whereby a mental health specialist may improve the functioning of other mental health professional workers, such as general practitioners, nurses and teachers in relation to the prevention, management, and rehabilitation of the mentally disordered in the community.

A nonresidential or residential program licensed to provide treatment services to individuals who exhibit a pattern of chemical abuse or chemical dependency. Treatment includes an assessment of the client’s needs, development of planned interventions or services to address those needs, provision of services, facilitation of services provided by other service providers, and reassessment with the goal to assist or support the client’s efforts to alter the client’s harmful pattern of chemical use.

The body’s physical and/or psychological addiction to a psychoactive (mind-altering) substance, such as narcotics, alcohol, or nicotine. Physical dependency on such chemicals as prescription drugs or alcohol stems from repetitive use followed by the gradual increase in the body’s tolerance to, or ability to assimilate, that drug. Thus, increasingly larger doses must be consumed to maintain the drug’s desired effects, which may include the temporary alleviation of depression or anxiety, or the induction of euphoria. Without an increase in the dosage, it is possible for actual or anticipated drug withdrawal symptoms to occur.

Bipolar disorder, formerly called manic depression, causes extreme mood swings that include emotional highs (mania or hypomania) and lows (depression). When you become depressed, you may feel sad or hopeless and lose interest or pleasure in most activities. When your mood shifts in the other direction, you may feel euphoric and full of energy. Mood shifts may occur only a few times a year or as often as several times a week.

A developmental disorder of variable severity that is characterized by difficulties in social interaction and communication and by restricted or repetitive patterns of thought and behavior.

Though symptoms and severity vary, all autism spectrum disorders affect a child’s ability to communicate and interact with others.

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a chronic condition that affects millions of children and often persists into adulthood. ADHD includes a combination of problems, such as difficulty sustaining attention, hyperactivity and impulsive behavior.

A disorder characterized by symptoms of inattention (such as distractibility, disorganization, or forgetfulness)