The use of psychological therapies and medications for the treatment of psychological disorders has always been a topic of debate, psychological therapy has been shown to have more lasting results than medications, the reason is that in therapy the coping skills are taught to the patient. it helps identify inaccurate or negative thoughts and provides the tools to challenge and replace those beliefs.
In addition, these methods teach lifelong skills. This not only makes the person feel better, but also gives them a way to change if their stressors return at some point in the future.
- Unlike the potential of some medications.
- Psychological therapy is not addictive.
- In addition.
- Some studies have shown that cognitive behavioral therapy may be more effective at relieving anxiety and depression than medications.
However, there are cases that, because of their severity or particularity, require a good synergy between psychotherapy and medication, it has been shown that medication, psychotherapy and its combination help people with emotional or behavioral problems. The choice of treatment should be based on the available scientific evidence, as well as on the patient’s willingness to initiate and maintain these treatments.
Currently, an effort is being made to systematize the partnership between TCC and psychopharmacology and its benefits in global treatment:
According to several authors, is the combination treatment superior to one of the isolated therapies?This would increase the magnitude of the patient’s favorable response, increase the likelihood and magnitude of the response based on the synergies of the two modalities.
Therefore, combination therapy may be more acceptable, both to promote adhesion (TCC) and to accelerate response (psychopharmacology).