I agree that the hype is unfortunate but behavior therapists are driven to it because medicalized psychiatry which has no scientific basis, is so well accepted by doctors and the public. There is sound science behind behavior therapy. Done correctly it’s not mechanical, but depends for its information gathering, on a close, supportive relationship with the patient. A significant problem is that the NIMH serves psychiatry,s interests, investing tens of billions of dollars in neurological research and a minuscule amount on behavioral research. Despite this, behavior therapy is far more successful than antidepressants. But the absence of more research has allowed for the characteristics of “behavior therapy” to be too loose. I explain this in my book, “Grifting Depression: Psychiatry’s Failure as a Medical Science.”
I agree that the hype is unfortunate but behavior therapists are driven to it because medicalized psychiatry which has no scientific basis, is so well accepted by doctors and the public. There is sound science behind behavior therapy. Done correctly it’s not mechanical, but depends for its information gathering, on a close, supportive relationship with the patient. A significant problem is that the NIMH serves psychiatry,s interests, investing tens of billions of dollars in neurological research and a minuscule amount on behavioral research. Despite this, behavior therapy is far more successful than antidepressants. But the absence of more research has allowed for the characteristics of “behavior therapy” to be too loose. I explain this in my book, “Grifting Depression: Psychiatry’s Failure as a Medical Science.”
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