The Side Effects of Psychotherapy

  Psychotherapy is considered by many to be an intervention that’s devoid of any unwanted side effects. Indeed, if we were to ask people to compare the side effects they’d expect from a therapeutic intervention with those of a pharmacological intervention, they’d likely express this opinion. However, research reports that psychological intervention could frequently have relevant adverse side effects. Furthermore, this should be expected, since most effective interventions tend to have a number of adverse effects. According to Michael Linden, adverse reactions to treatment are unwanted effects that are caused by the treatment. The perception that psychotherapy has no side…