MainerMikeBrown
03-06-2012, 04:45 PM
A professor at the college I went to said that psychiatric medications are "a quick fix."
He's wrong.
Sure, pills alone are not a cure-all. But they're more than just a quick fix. Instead, pills allow psychotherapy to become more effective. A person on the right med(s) will likely find it less upsetting to talk about past trauma with a therapist. And a person on the right pill(s) is more likely to believe in the positive advice a therapist offers in therapy. After all, a person is less likely to believe in much of anything positive a therapist has to say if he or she is not on the right pills and are depressed because of it.
Psychiatric medications have their trade-offs. But they're still a major key for those recovering from mental illness.
He's wrong.
Sure, pills alone are not a cure-all. But they're more than just a quick fix. Instead, pills allow psychotherapy to become more effective. A person on the right med(s) will likely find it less upsetting to talk about past trauma with a therapist. And a person on the right pill(s) is more likely to believe in the positive advice a therapist offers in therapy. After all, a person is less likely to believe in much of anything positive a therapist has to say if he or she is not on the right pills and are depressed because of it.
Psychiatric medications have their trade-offs. But they're still a major key for those recovering from mental illness.