Talk Therapy Vs Medication?
I have heard that they have proven that good talk therapy is more effective than psychiatric medications in treating patients. They say that it 1) helps the body produce the lacking enzymes 2) makes relapse less likely due to the formation of new coping mechanisms 3) makes the patient feel "better" because he/she has "gotten it off his/her chest" and has seen that they are not dependant on medication to make themselves functioning adults, and can do it with just a little help.
Do you know where to find research to back this up, or do you have any thoughts on the matter?
Answers:
medication is better
It's a proven fact that people "breath easier so to speak" after unburdening themselves of lifes problems..BUT, I personally don't think that is going to cure their illness with JUST that type of therapy.
I do not have proof, but believe that talk therapy will help more than masking the symptoms with medication. We need to grow and mature in our coping with our issues and through coaching and support, we can conquer a lot more than a pill.
If it is mild depression talk therapy can help. If it is strictly a chemical depression. Meds usually help more than the therapy. I am not sure where you Can find research to back this up, although I have come across it in literature regarding depression.
Depends on the mental illness.
A schizophrenic is not going to get better by talking it out.
Some psychotropic drugs can actually do damage to your brain.
well, it depends on the type of depression, and, I guess, your view on depression.
If the depression is a chemical imbalance, than talk therapy would be a lot less effective. If it's purely an emotional thing, then the drugs would be pointless.
In my opinion, the best method would be to start with talk therapy, then, if needed, move on to a combination of the two, dealing with both faces of depression.
from personal experience, I find you need BOTH concurrently. also, exercise exercise exercise. It releases essential hormones and happy chemicals! good luck.
medication is the easy way out, and probably more profitable. It might be necessary in some cases, but many of the "problems" people have are just plain laziness and poor upbringing, things arent and arent supposed to be rosy and perfect all the time, they shouldnt expect it and they had darn well better learn to function anyway. I dont know about talking doing what you or they claim though.
Medications always have side effects. Sometimes those side effects are much worse than the original symptoms they were supposed to relieve. If you can reasonably avoid medications, I'd take that path for sure. If, however, you're about to off yourself because you really need medications to get back in balance, by all means do that. No matter what, though, keep talking. It's like taking out the trash. Make sure you leave it at the curb, though, and don't bring it back in.
From my personal experience, a combination of medication and "talking therapy" often works best. When someone is at their lowest state of a depression, talking may not be enough. Medication can take off the "edge" of anxiety and depression which makes people more comfortable with themselves and their environments. Talking therapy is very important. Therapists can help their patients learn coping techniques to help their patients be able to deal with the causes of their anxieties and depression. Once a person is confident with the idea of dealing with anxiety and depression on their own, it would then be best to succeed from medication and just continue "talking therapy". It is a case-by-case decision, however. It varies patient to patient.
In my personal experience, both meds and therapy together create the most effective recovery/stabilizing environment.
If you have screwed up brain chemistry you will need medicene to make it right. All the therapy in the world won't help without it. If you have a situational, short-time problem, counseling will help without or sometimes with medicene. Kitty
I HAVE FOUND THAT BOTH MEDICATION AND THERAPY OR BETTER YET GROUP THERAPY WORKS VERY WELL TOGETHER. AND IF YOU CAN'T GO FOR "OUTSIDE" HELP, TRY YOUR LOCAL COUNTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER. GOOD LUCK
for the medication do you need to take it forever or would it heal like a cold? and also, is it possible to heal completely and never deal with social phobia after either way of treatment?
1) you are generalizing re psychiatric illness
2)the combination of cognitive therapy (to use the correct term) and medication has proven to have better results than either one alone in depression/anxiety/panic disorder etc.
3)Other psychiatric illnesses cannot be treated without medication
It all depends on the situation and the patient and even on the doctor's belief system but you cannot generalize about all psychiatric illnesses
It all depends on what mental illness you have. Certain conditions brought on by a traumatic experience might be better if treated with therapy. But if you have schizophrenia, all of the talk therapy in the world won't matter if you aren't sure if the therapist talking to you is real or imaginary. Bipolar disorder is caused by an imbalance in the brain chemistry and that will not be fixed by talk therapy.
Therapy teaches you how to cope with issues, it is not intented to put an end to chemical imbalances. Sometimes medication is needed in order for someone to be able to heal, and without it, the patient just won't even have the longing or energy to put forth in order to work though the therapy. Some people aren't even stable enough to deal with it. If you had a constant charly horse every time you took a step would you be able to run a marathon? Is it realistic to think that someone would really do this?
I know from my experience that medication is the primary healer in with my bipolar. Without it I would be to stressed and depressed to do anything. Some person telling me to do this or that won't help a bit. You need them to work as a duo team in order to reach optimum health.
sometimes both sometimes neither Listen to the Dr. although I have personally thought the same it just doesn't always apply . each case is different . there are few absolutes in the real world
and the research is so vast u r on ur own
I am Bipolar and if I tried regular talk therapy without medications I am afraid that I would end up in a terrible terrible mess. It would take me weeks before the medications kicked back in.
meds are another part of the healing process
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