Psychotherapy for teens has fallen out of fashion DEPRESSION STUDY REVEALS LESS TALK, MORE MEDS

The San Jose Mercury News ^ | 11/16/2005 | Lisa M. Krieger

[Rio]

[x5452]

Sad, those are the folks most likely to respond to Psychotherapy.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

The entire health care system has been hijacked by the FDA/Pharmaceutical complex.

The single most important thing most people could do to improve their own health is lose weight, but self-discipline does not come in a pill, and there is no way to make a profit from it.

Pill peddling, however, is another story.

[nuf said]

Psychotherapy doesnt work but I think we are a little pill crazy.

[DHak]

"you have reached the better health through chemicals hotline. All of our customer service personnel are busy right now. your predicted wait time is '18 minutes'..."

"para servicio en espanol, marca dos ahora"

[wolfcreek]

I'm depressed and I want my drugs NOW!!!!!!!

[thoughtomator]

File under "crimes against humanity"

[thoughtomator]

I'm convinced that the single most important thing people can do to improve their health is to tell the truth.

[goonie4life9]

Psychotherapy does work. The problem lies in the application. Too many psychologists, in this day and age, have bought into touchy-feely goobledegook that has no scientific basis- but because it fits their ideology that everyone has a right to feel good, they continue to do it. Classic behavior modification (not Clockwork Orange stuff, but using positive reinforcement) does work. Not only does it work, but it has been scientifically tested, and scientifically proven to work.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

I'm convinced that the single most important thing people can do to improve their health is to tell the truth.

Are you implying that I am lying?

[thoughtomator]

No not at all. I'm saying that deceitfulness has profound physiological consequences from the internal stress it creates in a body.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

I'm saying that deceitfulness has profound physiological consequences from the internal stress it creates in a body.

Case in point:

[thoughtomator]

Exactly. A person can be a good liar but they can never really escape the truth. See what Bill Clinton looks like nowadays?

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Psychotherapy doesnt work but I think we are a little pill crazy.

Time works, and psychotherapy is a way to kill time until you get over what's bothering you.

[Diva Betsy Ross]

I shouldn't laugh- but I am. *snicker* ;]

[DHak]

"you have reached the better health through chemicals hotline. All of our customer service personnel are busy right now. your predicted wait time is '18 minutes'..."

"para servicio en espanol, marca dos ahora"

Can you just imagine if the poor kid is suicidal, and a latino ran away with his girlfriend?

[MRMEAN]

They need ECT.

[therut]

Doesn't surprise me. Something is wrong. To High a number of boys are on Ritialin. I saw a 5 y/o today in clinic that someone had dignosed with bipolar disorder and had him on Depakote. Weird.

[unixfox]

Lemme get this straight, we tell teens not to do drugs, but when they feel a little depressed we feed them what they want? Then, to make matters worse, if they get caught with these drugs at school we throw them in jail?

No wonder they can't think for themselves.

[x5452]

You barely have to take a single course in actual psychology to be able to prescribe meds, it's not weird its business,