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Much of U.S. Healthcare Is Broken: How to Fix It (Chapter 2, Part 2)

Mad in America

S ome of the following studies appeared in my book Antidepressants: Science, Magic or Marketing , 1 and in the next section, I will report on some of the more recent depression treatment outcome studies. What is the power of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in treating depression versus drug treatment efficacy?

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It's Okay to Need Medication for Mental Health Treatment

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There are 298 mental health conditions currently recognized in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition-TR, which is the standard reference for clinical practice among trained, licensed mental health professionals, in the US. Written by Rebekah Ferguson, LMHC.

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Critical Psychiatry Textbook, Chapter 16: Is There Any Future for Psychiatry? (Part Five)

Mad in America

658 They also reported that the medication compliant patients were much more likely to remain psychotic over the long term than those who got off the medication, and it was the off-medication patients who had dropped out of treatment that had the better outcomes. The seminar was very long, 14 pages, with 142 references. But it isn’t.