com/journals/langas/article/PIIS2468-1253(16)30206-0/abstract) recent study combined data from 14 trials and 1,196 participants to examine the effects of
talk therapy for inflammatory bowel disease.
They can diagnose depression and treat with
talk therapy.
HAPPY TALK: Marie Burdess-Baker, front left, and clinical lead Debbie Strachan with the Time to
Talk therapy service Picture by MICHELLE MADDISON
For many people,
talk therapy offers an excellent vehicle for achieving these goals.
The latter form of one-on-one
talk therapy, which is also outlined in a training manual, focuses on helping the patient find ways to resolve conflicts with others, to adjust to new roles in life, and to foster better relationships.
Unless someone is getting to the root of the problem with
talk therapy, according to this view, drugs are anesthetics that kill pain and temporarily improve function but allow patients to avoid necessary emotional struggles.
Quittner rightly identifies
talk therapy and medication as recovery methods.
A mental health professional can help determine the causes of depression, prescribe a form of treatment such as
talk therapy, and, in some cases, medication.
The reviews conclude that neither drug therapy nor
talk therapy alone is sufficient.
Now, Basch is learning that treating a patient to the latest psychoactive cocktail, shock therapy,
talk therapy, or surgical technique--or trying to force a patient into a certain category--does more harm than good.
