Agreed! Many think they can do it but it’s a very specialized field. In my psychiatry residency we trained directly with our supervising psychiatrist in the same room with us and the couple.

Agreed, they are both composed of chemicals, whether man made or natural is irrelevant.

Yes, studies on mindfulness show that it is also an effective treatment for some.

Yes, hundreds of studies show that antidepressants work. But as in all cases in psychiatry, baring an emergency, (ie psychosis) medication should be a last resort, not the first. The art of therapy is continuing to erode. Not everyone needs a pill.