Who is Prescribing All of These Mental Health Medications, and Why?

An opinon piece on the state of overprescription of medications in mental health by primary care providers.

In yesterday’s article, I discussed the issue of misuse of mental health prescriptions with respect to patients. Today, my focus is on doctors.

The goal of mental healthcare should be to reach a state of resilient independence as a result of the good habits you have built over time — and medication, in some cases, may be needed to help you build those ha…