Biological v. psychosocial treatments: a myth about pharmacotherapy v. psychotherapy.
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Abstract
Despite evidence for their comparable efficacy, psychotherapy faces a dramatic decline relative to pharmacotherapy in psychiatry. A deep ideological reason for this decline centres on the belief that psychotherapy is a psychosocial treatment whereas pharmacotherapy is a biological treatment. Modern cognitive neuroscience demonstrates that this distinction is a myth.
Medical subject headings
- Drug Therapy
- Mental Disorders
- Psychotherapy