Psychotherapy Trends in the United States
Between 2018 and 2021, psychotherapy assumed a larger role in outpatient mental health care while psychotropic medication without psychotherapy, though the modal treatment, became less common. Psychiatrists provided psychotherapy to a decreasing percentage of mental health outpatients, which may have increased the need for psychiatrists to refer patients to and collaborate with non-physician psychotherapists.
Authors
- Carlos Blanco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6187-3057)
- Mark Olfson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3958-5662)
- Samuel H. Zuvekas
- Chandler McClellan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9439-9002)
- Melanie M. Wall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6673-3467)
Institutions
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.20240492
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.92