What are most common types of therapy used to treat mental disorders?

What are most common types of therapy used to treat mental disorders?

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We have a lot of approaches to treating mental disorders. Certainly in psychiatry one of the mainstays is the use of pharmacotherapy or medications. We find that this is often essential for certain of the serious mental disorders such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. In the case of depression and anxiety disorder they are also very effective but we know that certain psychotherapies can also bring relief. I think most psychiatrists would agree that the best kind of treatment would be combined pharmacotherapy and some form of psychotherapy.