Pills versus Talk Therapy
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Do you prefer popping pills over consultation? A recent CNN article highlights the advantages of psychotherapy (talk therapy) over drugs:
- Talk therapy can be done by psychiatrists less expensively than split treatment, where a patient sees a doctor for pills and a counselor for talk therapy.
- Talk therapy works better than drugs for patients such as those with chronic major depression and a history of childhood trauma.
Psychotherapy - using verbal methods to get patients to explore their emotional life, thoughts or behavior, with the goal of easing symptoms. The body heals itself by changing thoughts and behaviorial patterns. Sounds like a better option to try first than immediately seeking for drug treatment.
August 5th, 2008 - Posted in Calmness, Fitness, Mindset, Recovery | |
