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Mental Health Counseling


Your brain consists of almost 1-2 billion neurons and weighs about 2-4 pounds and of course is massively interconnected. Your thoughts, memories, experiences and your personality – the way you are wired – is all cramped into your brain. Amongst all these vast connections and wirings, it is no surprise that sometimes something can go wrong. Thankfully though, there are several groups of people that focus on fixing these issues, as well as preventing them altogether. This area of study is called mental health counseling which is defined as an individual who has a degree and certification in psychology performing therapy using a combination of various forms of psychotherapy to solve a problem that is related to mental health.
The most commonly asked question is about the difference between groups that are involved in therapy and the groups that are involved in counseling. Well, there are more similarities than differences, but the primary difference between the two is based on the level of severity of the problem and the purpose it is meant to serve. For example, if an individual is suffering from chronic and severe depression, he will seek depression counselling in Mumbai as opposed to opting for a support group which won’t individually target his problem.
Counseling focuses on deeper issues like depression, mental health problems and disorders that are far more severe like schizophrenia, personality disorders, mood disorders etc. Mental health disorders are cognitive conditions that cause an impaired level of functioning. Who classifies a mental health disorder? Mental health disorders are often defined and diagnosed with the help of a DSM – Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental disorders which spells out features and requirements that classify a problem as a disorder through extensive research.
Some disorders a wired into a person’s brain since birth as they may be predisposed to the problem through faulty genes. Other times, preventive measures can help an individual avoid developing mental health problems. For individuals who already suffer from them, the correct combination of medication and mental health therapy can help slow down the problem or eliminate it.


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