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Old May 31, 2013, 10:16 PM
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Do they pay in equal increments if someone does hour long psychotherapy appointments. Do they encourage of discourage psychotherapy? My memory is they discourage it
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You'd have to check with your individual insurance plan. Some only pay if you go to therapists in their network. Generally, the talk therapy coverage is less than "medical" coverage. Biomedical models have saturated mental health care so it is much more difficult to get coverage or information in regards to "alternative" treatments than psychiatrists. Also, don't forget most psychiatric medicines are prescribed by non-psychiatrists so that says something about where people are getting their treatment.

Just to be clear. Just because there are no clear, definitive biomarkers that are the same across all patients, don't mean the symptoms aren't real. Treating the symptoms and prompting a fulfilling life should be most important.
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