Psychotherapy lags as evidence goes unheeded

"Psychotherapy has issues. Evidence shows that some psychosocial treatments work well for common mental health problems such as anxiety and depression and that consumers often prefer them to medication. Yet the use of psychotherapy is on a clear decline in the United States. In a set of research review papers in the November issue of the journal Clinical Psychology Review, psychologists put psychotherapy on the proverbial couch to examine why it's foundering...."

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Gaudiano & Miller. (2013). "The evidence-based practice of psychotherapy: Facing the challenges that lie ahead ." Clinical Psychology Review. Abstract.

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