Comment by esseph
8 days ago
Answer: Symptom management.
There's a whole lot of diseases and disorders we don't know how to cure in healthcare.
In those cases, we manage symptoms. We help people develop tools to manage their issues. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Same as a lot of surgeries, actually.
As the symptoms in mental illness tend to lead to significant negative consequences (loss of work, home, partner) which then worsen the condition further managing symptoms can have great positive impact.