Therapy Saves Lives
In the NY Times article “Suicide Rate Rises Sharply in the US”, there is mention that the suicide rate increase is fueled by the Baby Boomer generation. Some hypotheses about why that is include the bad economy and greater use and access to lethal opioids. However, in this same group during this same period of time there is also a significant drop in psychotherapy utilization and a big increase in medication use during that time period. That seems like more than just a coincidence. Therapy saves lives! More needs to be done to make therapy affordable and accessible to all.