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Prescription Medication Guide vs Traditional CBT Is One Sufficient

Look, here's the thing: 40% of adolescents with depression also suffer from severe anxiety, and relying on CBT alone leaves a third of them untreated. In my experience around the country, the question isn’t whether medication or therapy works, but whether using them together gives young people

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Prescription Medication Guide Is Useless Psychologists Need Dose Mastery

In 2023, only 12% of psychologists who completed the APA prescribing program actually wrote a first prescription within six months, showing the gap between training and practice. The short answer: the current prescription medication guide is essentially useless for psychologists because it ignores dose mastery and real-world workflow. Medical Disclaimer: