Answer to Question #259838 in Psychology for Lucia

Question

Describe the different approaches towards treating psychology which became available during the twentieth century.

Answer 1

Psychotropic medications: Due to dynamic scientific development in medicine in the 20^th century, drugs to treat mental illness became available, including antidepressants,  antipsychotics, and mood stabilizers.

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT): is a mental illness treatment done by passing a certain amount of electric currents through the brain to reverse symptoms associated with mental disorders. It was invented in the 1930s in Italy and became a common treatment of mental illness.