re: “Mental health” is stupid

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I think there’s a deeper issue for all these “mental health”

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So you don’t buy into mental health, but you think there’s a “deeper issue” with what’s going on with society? By deeper issue, what are you insinuating? A “deeper issue” is a straightline correlation with mental health.

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I’m dismissing your ignorant assumption that all therapists are narcissist and only in it for themselves

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I don't believe this to be true. However, the entire industry is self promoting, sometimes to the detriment of normalcy. But, if people pay or insurance pays, keep them coming. People become dependent on therapy, therapist is happy to oblige.

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It screams narcissism to be adamant you know more than people who spent many years training in the field and have access to the most cutting edge information.

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I don't deny I might be, that's why it sometimes takes one to know one.

I'll just give you a well deserved downvote and be on my way.

Yes I am refining my question, I am not interested in historical theories that are no longer used. How many theories are there today that inform practice?

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How many theories are there?

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There’s 4-6 major schools of “theory” (Behaviorism, Psychodynamic, Cognitive, and Humanistic) with hundreds of theories under those umbrellas. Some of the most popular ones are Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Rational Emotive, Reality, Mindfulness-Based, Solution-Focused, Narrative, EMDR, Client-Centered, etc.

And it depends on what population you’re working with. If you’re working with young kids, there’s play therapy with focus in different theories like Adlerian or CBT. Same goes with couples and varying theories/orientations that work with couples.

It’s old but you’re wrong. It has few side effects. It has no side effects for me. It is known as the gold standard for mental meds.

So serious question, and I am familiar with a couple of them that are wildly different in assumptions. How can a mode of therapy be accepted vs another from a medical standpoint. This "science" seems no different than a "political scientist" giving ideological advice.

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So serious question, and I am familiar with a couple of them that are wildly different in assumptions. How can a mode of therapy be accepted vs another from a medical standpoint

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Theories develop over time to include research and evidence-based modalities. But no theory is a catch all for every single mental health diagnosis, just like no medical treatment is a catch all for every single physiological medical issue. We don’t give someone ibuprofen for a pulled muscle and cancer. It’s the same concept. Some mental health diagnoses need more intensive therapy of longer duration/intensity.

For instance, I might use Mindfulness-Based with a client that has mild anxiety but I wouldn’t use it for one that PTSD and needs more intensive therapy.