We’ve been testing therapy like it’s a pill – and some patients are paying the price

We’ve been testing therapy like it’s a pill – and some patients are paying the price

shutterstock DC Studio/Shutterstock.comIf you’ve had therapy, particularly if you got it through a public healthcare system like the NHS in the UK or Medicare in Australia, there’s a good chance it was cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). Even with private health insurance, if you want therapy, the one you are most likely to be recommended is CBT. This is quite strange when you consider how many types of therapy there are. Psychoanalysis is well…