I don't know why they pushed therapy in lieu of prescribing meds, but yes, it is terrible.

I have a cousin who served in Afghanistan and things like this about the VA system make me worry about him a lot. He's okay and everything, but the VA system really needs more funding and needs to be looked at more closely. Even my cousin had problems with the VA hospitals in NY. I think he's going to seek private treatment soon, though, to cut out the unnecessary crap he's been putting up with. But at least he has an antidepressant to help him, unlike "Bob" (unfortunately).

On the upside, I've heard some VA systems are great, so "Bob" and my cousin may have been very unlucky. But VA treatment seems to be very hit or miss... evidently.