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Drugs Aren't Solving Mental Illness — Here's What Might

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"We have a lot of scientifically verified psychosocial treatments, and yet it's very difficult for consumers to access them," says Brandon A. Gaudiano, a clinical psychologist and faculty member at Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University................... Things have changed since the 1960s —  but there's still a long way to go. Many in the field are now saying it's long past time to bring evidence-based treatment to the practice of mainstream mental healthcare. A few efforts are finally moving the needle in that direction............... The NIMH has recently announced an Experimental Medicine Initiative , designed to bring the rigor and specificity of other fields of medicine to psychiatry, and — more specifically — psychotherapy, better-known as talk therapy. Read more >>>>>>>>>