More mental disorders treated with drugs only

August 20, 2010

Pills 300x199 More mental disorders treated with drugs onlyMore mental disorders treated with drugs only compared with a decade ago, while “talk therapy” — either by itself or in combination with medication — is on the decline, a new study finds.
The implications of the trend, as well as its underlying causes, are not fully clear, according to researchers. But they say the findings indicate that outpatient mental health care in the U.S. is being redefined. link to read more

Source: Reuters

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