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Dr. Chuck Ruby - Is Mental Illness a Myth?

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Is Cognitive Behavior Therapy a Psychotherapeutic Technique?

If a doctor can't figure out what the problem is, they either call it psychosematic or label you as kind of a trouble maker because you're making this up. In fact, i think most of the antidepressents are prescribed by family doctors and primary care doctors, not psychiatrists. Or they refer you to see a psychologist, which i am one, or a counsellor, or a clinical social worker, or those professions that deal with counselling and psychotherapy. That's all cogn behavior therapy is. We talk about how your thought processes and how your behaviours are contributing to that sense of unease.

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