The evidence is that Psychology (which for these purposes includes psychiatry and psychotherapy) is not very effective at treating mental health. The most reliable data sources tell us only 1 in 4 get better with therapy (and that might not be the therapy making any difference anyway), antidepressants are only marginally more effective than a placebo and 85% of people who encounter mental illness and ‘recover’, get ill again.
Psychoeducation…Run, Run, Run Away
Psychoeducation…Run, Run, Run Away
Psychoeducation…Run, Run, Run Away
The evidence is that Psychology (which for these purposes includes psychiatry and psychotherapy) is not very effective at treating mental health. The most reliable data sources tell us only 1 in 4 get better with therapy (and that might not be the therapy making any difference anyway), antidepressants are only marginally more effective than a placebo and 85% of people who encounter mental illness and ‘recover’, get ill again.