Why Are There So Many Types of Therapy?

When it comes to mental health, there is a wide variety of treatment options available.  Practically any combination of three or four letters will render an acronym for a particular brand of talk therapy you can undergo with a certified practitioner eager to help - CBT, DBT, EFT, ACT, EMDR, REBT, etc. Not only that, but there's a whole world of psychiatric medications and newer hallucinogenic drugs on the market and under research, each designed to treat mental health issues. How do you ultimately decide what kind of approach is best? Before undertaking such a serious and important question, I want to help explain some preliminary concepts that underlie the diversity of approaches to helping people with mental health conditions.  What makes mental health so unique?  Why are there so many types of therapy for mental health conditions?  Why is this not the case in other areas of medicine?  

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