Do Two Wrongs Make it Right?
Jun. 28th, 2015 02:03 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sathorhttp://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10565099&pnum=0
Pretty interesting article. According to this, 1/3rd of patients gain no benefit from taking anti-psychotic drugs (and it also describes in detail what happens to individuals who have no psychosis and take anti-psychotics.) The typical response in psychiatry is to either switch to a different medication, or up the dose - except neither of those things, according to the research, typically gives a better outcome.
Also mentioned is that all psychotherapies are equally effective in treating psychosis or other mental ailments. The most important aspect, according to the article, is the relationship between the therapist and the patient. Not the treatment choice.
In some ways, I have to believe that I'm very happy I've not sought treatment of any kind for anxiety and depression. The more I read about it, the more I get concerned. Apparently it's entirely possible to go in for -just therapy- and end up with some sort of legally-binding enforcement that you take a prescribed medication. That alone is scary as all hell.
Pretty interesting article. According to this, 1/3rd of patients gain no benefit from taking anti-psychotic drugs (and it also describes in detail what happens to individuals who have no psychosis and take anti-psychotics.) The typical response in psychiatry is to either switch to a different medication, or up the dose - except neither of those things, according to the research, typically gives a better outcome.
Also mentioned is that all psychotherapies are equally effective in treating psychosis or other mental ailments. The most important aspect, according to the article, is the relationship between the therapist and the patient. Not the treatment choice.
In some ways, I have to believe that I'm very happy I've not sought treatment of any kind for anxiety and depression. The more I read about it, the more I get concerned. Apparently it's entirely possible to go in for -just therapy- and end up with some sort of legally-binding enforcement that you take a prescribed medication. That alone is scary as all hell.
