I have just started to go into the intake process of getting a therapist. They diagnosed me with Mood and Personality Disorder, nothing specific yet. The hospital did a psycjiatric exam and then sent me to LCSW who simply scheduled an appointment with my team. I told her that i did not want to take medications, her reponse gave me the odea that she didnt care for deciscion. Regardless she said that i would see a therapist every two weeks, who is an LCSW, and a Psychiatrist every three months.

When i asked her what the plan was - i.e. they have diagnosed me with a Mood and Personality Disorder, so what is the effective treatment, what kind of therapy does the social worker do - and she said that she doesnt know and that she told me the first time we met to bring any questions i had to the psychiatrist - why didnt i ask him this. I told her its because i just learned about all this 5 minutes ago when SHE told me. Then she dismissed me and said i dony know, talk to the social worker and that was the end of the conversation.

I am seeking advice on the right questions to ask - what are the best methods to treat mood and personality disorders?

Also - when people say that treatment works, what does that mean? What is a successful treatment, what is the life of someone like when they get treatment? How do you just get over personality and mood disorders? Isnt there a chemical component to these disorders?

I have a lot of questions and worries, any help would be appreciated.