I see a lot of (really valid) critique of medication, but not a lot on how CBT is (at least in the UK) pushed to an unhealthy extent sometimes.
I had five years of CBT, I understand it pretty well and really, really tried at it, doesn't work for me.
With my most recent bout of depression I've had to really fight to get a treatment that isn't CBT (and even then, all I have is one appointment in two weeks to discuss other treatment options, that took me 8 months to get). I was originally referred for CBT, I told them I didn't want any more of it, I was told there was nothing else that could be done. Months later, attempted suicide, told in hospital that CBT is really great for depression! Snippily responded that I'd had 5 years of it and I wanted to explore other treatment options. Despite a suicide attempt I was told if CBT hadn't worked for me in the past then I "just didn't understand CBT", I explained it, I was then told "okay, maybe you do understand CBT... Maybe sometimes you just have to stay depressed" "it's been 10 years" "and it might be 10 more". Offered no further treatment. I wish I was exaggerating.
Rant over but yeah. Talk therapy can be just as aggressively prescribed even when it isn't in the person's best interest.
Also SSRIs seem over-prescribed and it's worrying they're a first line of treatment in depression, especially given they can be dangerous to people with bipolar and most people with bipolar are originally misdiagnosed with depression...