From the WSJ:
The fundamental problem is that federal law created an incentive structure that
makes psychiatric medication the default for tens of millions of Americans
who might be better served by therapy, lifestyle intervention or no clinical
intervention at all.
The rise in diagnoses and the “prescription cascade” used to treat symptoms resultant from prior medications seems formulaic but lazy. I’m glad to see more incentives that support moves away from over-medication. It would be nice to see more measures of well being and resilience researched and incentivized.
Civil Twilight 