Experts discuss why talk therapy is on the rise and medication treatment is falling
ideastream: Jonathan Sadowski, chair of the Department of History and the Theodore J. Castele Professor, said that once stigmatized, talk therapy has become a widely accepted response to rising post-pandemic mental health challenges. As medication use declines, he said more Americans are turning to therapy. Yet access remains unequal—only half with mental illness receive care. This cultural shift marks a historic change in how society approaches emotional well-being.