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Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Well, yes, that's a no-brainer

but it's alarming that the number of psychiatrists who perform psychotherapy rather than just medical management is declining. It can't all be reduced to a pill, although medications can do a lot. I think we rely too much on 'brief supportive visits' such as mentioned in the article for our mental health care. I've only had clinical social workers and trainee psychologists as therapists, and they're a mixed bag. I think I have a decent counselor now, but I sometimes wonder if I don't need fairly intensive psychotherapy from a trained physician.

Long-term psychotherapy is superior, study finds

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