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Edited by Jill Wright,
One of the exciting things for those of us who work in the field of psychology is the scientific evidence that is emerging from the more recent breakthroughs in neuroscience and brain imaging that confirm that the techniques we use - the so-called "talking cure"- produce positive physiological changes in the human brain. What this evidence also suggests is that...
Edited by Jill Wright,
Psychologists have always differed from psychiatrists in their attitudes to the use of prescription drugs. One study suggests that even as students, psychologists are more likely to regard psychiatric prescriptions as harmful and over-used. Despite those reservations, however, psychologists have largely avoided public criticism of their medical colleagues' growing tendency to prescribe drugs to patients suffering from mental distress. That...