Psychotherapy, or "talk therapy," is a way to treat people with a mental disorder by helping them understand their illness.

My husband and I will spend our lives trying to understand our daughter's illness.

"Studies show that parents often do not understand their child's illness or treatment well enough to follow instructions."

There was evidently no attempt to help him understand his illness and his need for after-care.

It wasn't until he was dying that I began to understand his illness, of which there was a family history.

It may also help your loved ones better understand your illness and how to support you.

Could she have a psychiatric disorder that kept her from understanding her illness or the treatment we offered?

She did not understand her illness, and the word "schizophrenic" frightened her.

Can help your family better understand your illness and how to support you.

Although they may not understand their grandmother's illness, they will probably want to know whether she's in pain, or why she doesn't recognize them.