<p>The psychiatrist-not-talking-thing is largely a product of the short term, cost effectiveness of the “chemical imbalance” school of mental health. There are many factors that contibute to this trend, and the psychiatrists role in this is really pretty small. Talking is a “procedure” that takes time and you just can’t make more of that, so managing health care dollars and mental health benefits means factoring that into the equation. I t seems to suite everybody, at least in the short term ( especially if mental health benefits and medication benefits come from different pots) to believe that manging “chemicals” is the way to manage mental health.</p>
<p>getting off soapbox and going back to work…</p>