Why Medication is Preferred to Psychological Therapy

  The need to address the demands of mental health in the population is undeniable. Diagnoses and medication in this area are increasing, and the tools used to approach the individual in the most complete and humane way are important. Medication and psychological therapy are the basic tools for professionals in this sector. However, if they’re not used properly, professional attention can become a merely ‘palliative solution’. This means they don’t employ a really effective intervention against the factors that originated and maintain the problem. Medicalized psychology The effects of medication are visible. It can have immediate action on the…