http://saynotostigma.com/2011/03/apa-president-elect-speaks-out-on-psychotherapy-and-psychiatrists/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=apa-president-elect-speaks-out-on-psychotherapy-and-psychiatrists a blog of The Menninger Clinic Sun, 19 May 2013 21:30:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://saynotostigma.com/2011/03/apa-president-elect-speaks-out-on-psychotherapy-and-psychiatrists/comment-page-1/#comment-651 Barbara Fontana,PhD Fri, 01 Apr 2011 14:09:43 +0000 http://saynotostigma.com/?p=1195#comment-651 As a psychologist who provides psychotherapy in my own practice, I often see patients whose only contact with a psychiatrist is a 10-15 minute medication management appointment. For many, medication alone is not enough and "talk therapy" is also needed in order for them to make long-term improvements. Yes, we know psychotherapy changes the brain and that psychotherapy works! In addition, I would like to point out that psychologists are also taught to look at each person through a biopsychosocial lens. As a psychologist who provides psychotherapy in my own practice, I often see patients whose only contact with a psychiatrist is a 10-15 minute medication management appointment. For many, medication alone is not enough and “talk therapy” is also needed in order for them to make long-term improvements. Yes, we know psychotherapy changes the brain and that psychotherapy works! In addition, I would like to point out that psychologists are also taught to look at each person through a biopsychosocial lens.

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