The mind is a delicate thing, so can therapies actually have a negative effect? The evidence points to some cause for concern
The side effects of antidepressants are well known – nausea, dry mouth, constipation and loss of interest in sex. But what if your depression is being treated by a psychological therapy? Are there any risks in that? Research in the British Journal of Psychiatry suggests there might be – out of 14,587 people who responded to a survey asking about a range of psychological therapies, one in 20 said they had “lasting bad effects” from treatment.
In a separate, in-depth study, researchers found that some people complained of becoming more angry, anxious or losing self-esteem, though they did not follow up to see if these symptoms were resolved. People were more likely to feel harmed if they did not know which psychological therapy they were being given, or if they were not white and heterosexual. So should you worry about being harmed by a dose of psychological therapy?
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