ABSTRACT

A significant percentage of clients in the United States and other hard-currency countries take psychotropic medication for depression, anxiety, and other conditions. The research regarding the treatment of depression is quite clear: Those who receive both antidepressant medications and psychotherapy report greater change than those who receive only one or the other. When clients start taking antidepressants, the prescribing physician usually1 tells them about the possible negative side effects, the expected positive effects from taking the medication, and the timetable within which most patients will experience both.