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by draugadrotten 9y ago
https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/johann-hari-depression-anti-depressants-psychiatrists-pills-therapy-change-lifestyle-job-psychology-a8151606.html https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/johann-hari-depression-...
"But I wish that I, or one of my colleagues, had a chance to meet him on this voyage. He suggests that depression is treated as if caused by “broken”, chemically imbalanced brains and so sufferers are treated with antidepressants, without question. This treats a patient like a “machine with malfunctioning parts”.
This is far from reality. Rather than seeing mental illness as annexed from the rest of people’s lives, helping patients through assessing their social and psychological situations, as well as biological aspects, is the bread and butter of the work of psychiatrists and other mental health professionals."
- DanBC 9y agoEspecially in the UK where IAPT (Improving access to psychological therapy) makes available a short course of cognitive behaviour therapy, free at the point of delivery.