Posted by caraher on December 1, 2005, at 13:00:28
In reply to Re: Never known CBT to worsen a single person » UgottaHaveHope, posted by fallsfall on December 1, 2005, at 12:28:28
The mind-body connection and the full story of depression and its treatment and how it does or doesn't work is, in my own opinion, simply too complex for either a strict biochemical model or a more "psychological" approach to capture, in isolation, everything that's really happening.
I found this research, using PET scans to compare the effects of CBT and meds in patients responding to the respective treatments, truly fascinating:
http://www.psychiatrysource.com/psychsource/News/Neuropsychiatry_Sciences/article13.htmBasically, they found hints that the mechanisms of recovery are quite different, perhaps complementary.
Some similar links are below.
http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/p010744.html
http://www.healthyplace.com/Communities/Depression/news/antidepressants_vs_therapy.asp
http://www.motkur.no/newhope.htm
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