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Talk Therapy As Effective As Antidepressants?

by Shadra Bruce on July 21, 2010

Antidepressants usage is on the rise, with more than half the U.S. population taking some form of antidepressant to treat either depression or anxiety. The country’s over reliance on pills comes at a price – not only are several antidepressants very expensive and not covered by insurance but certain types of antidepressants have side effects [...]

Depression and anxiety are on the rise, and sharply affecting the number of people experiencing symptoms of depression and anxiety is the continued pressure and strain on household finances from the recession. As fears increase that the country may be headed into a double dip recession, with economic recovery seeming impossibly far away, those numbers [...]