Do they actually work though? It's a genuine question since it seems people always refer to psychiatric treatment to get better, but from what I see from my friend who got their treatments it doesn't help at all and is more like an expensive bandaid with a bunch of prescribed medicine but didn't solve the actual problem, he even tried different doctors but none are working. In fact, now he's even more stressed because of the expensive treatment.
I used to believe they probably work, but now I'm not so sure anymore.
It depends. If you're just simply sad, then you need non-medicine therapy ie counseling which you have to be fully-cooperative with (can't help yourself if you don't want to help yourself). One of the things that they might have you do is to write a diary.
On the other hand, if there's something in your head that prevents you from acting like a functional human being (ie you can't work, you can't do chores, you can't get out of bed), then medicine might work. You could feel really numb, but you might also feel actually relaxed for the first time in years. But that's just my experience. Other people have different disorders and different prescriptions.
As for these two kids, they're literally just brats. They probably don't need medicine just yet. Counseling may help both of them. Crippled girl's father could use some parental advice too. MC's father though probably would had needed medicine.
