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   XPost: alt.philosophy, sci.econ, alt.psychology   
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   From: rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com   
      
   Immortalist wrote:   
      
   > (1) - Newer drugs, more social acceptance: It may be more socially   
   > acceptable to be diagnosed with and treated for depression. The   
   > availability of new drugs may also have been a factor.   
      
   > (2) - Cost may be deterrent to talk therapy: Therapy is   
   > as effective as, if not more effective than, drug use alone,...   
      
   Easy to claim. Have fun actually substantiating that claim.   
      
   > out-of-pocket costs for psychotherapy and lower insurance   
   > coverage for such visits may have driven patients away from   
   > seeing therapists in favor of an easy-to-prescribe pill.   
      
   And its pills that allowed the closing of so many of the old locked wards for   
   loonys.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)