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.
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Psychoeducation…Run, Run, Run Away
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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.