Medication increasingly replaces psychotherapy, study finds

Tuesday, August 5, 2008 - 02:21 in Health & Medicine

Fewer patients are undergoing in-depth treatment as antidepressants and other drugs are more widely used. The shift is attributed partly to insurance reimbursement policies. Wider use of antidepressants and other prescription medications has reduced the role of psychotherapy, once the defining characteristic of psychiatric care, according to an analysis published today.

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