Talk therapy is on the rise The number of Americans relying on psychotherapy went up between 2018 and 2021, whereas the number of people using psychiatric medications went down.

The findings mark a significant change from patterns of previous years, explains Olfson, who is the study's lead author. Since the late 1990s, use of talk therapy first declined, then plateaued.

The new study finds that the number of American adults getting outpatient talk therapy grew from 6.5% to 8.5%. MARK OLFSON: That's an increase from about 16 1/2 million to nearly 22 million people.

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The new study finds that the number of American adults getting outpatient talk therapy grew from 6.5% to 8.5%. MARK OLFSON: That's an increase from about 16 1/2 million to nearly 22 million people.

A study from the American Journal of Psychiatry suggests that psychotherapy is becoming more accessible to people. The study looks at trends in mental health treatment from 2018 to 2021.

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The findings mark a significant change from patterns of previous years, explains Olfson, who is the study's lead author. Since the late 1990s, use of talk therapy first declined, then plateaued.