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Originally posted by Skettios
I don't know that I believe that problems like hypochondria and depression can be solved by discussion.
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That's the misconception promoted by the Freudian tradition -- that psychological treatments are "discussion."
The proven psychological approach to depression and other conditions -- Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is much more than talk therapy and involves an experiential component.
In addition, there are different causes for depression and few if any psychologists would claim that CBT is right for all depression (or all of any other condition). For instance most psychologists acknowledge that Bipolar Disorder is has purely biological etiology and have it treated accordingly by psychiatrists.