Why can not medication alone replace psychotherapy

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Question: Do you think taking medication to deal with a mental disorder is not enough? Why can't medication alone replace psychotherapy? Explain. use the below section to support your answer.

Effectiveness of Psychotherapy

From 75 to 90 percent of people who receive therapy improve, the longer a person stays in therapy the better the improvement, and psychotherapy works as well alone as with drugs.

Some types of psychotherapy are more effective for certain types of problems, and no one psychotherapy method is effective for all problems.
Effective therapy should be matched to the particular client and the particular problem

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