I guess if I think of physical illnesses, the ideal is to gt someone 'well' (whatever that means!) in a way that as much as possible promotes the body's own healing mechanisms, but balanced against getting it done as quickly as possible. Long term use of meds is not a good solution, but for some conditions it's needed.
I think the trouble is, as a couple of people have said, for mental illnesses sometimes drugs are prescribed as the cheap or easy option for doctors. Certainly all the times I've been prescribed anti-depressants (or had them suggested) its been by GPs who don't really have anything else to offer. The mental health specialists have always reversed that (once the appointment finally came through) That was a pattern that happened several times.
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