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In some cases, JHM indicates that talk therapy or prescription anti-anxiety medications can help with symptom management.
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Olivia Lee, Charlotte Observer, 10 Nov. 2025
Talk to your healthcare provider There are several treatment options available for postpartum depression and postpartum anxiety, including talk therapy and SSRIs.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 28 Oct. 2025
Representing Chiles at the Supreme Court Tuesday, lawyer James Campbell will tell the Justices that what Chiles does is purely talk therapy, and thus that it is protected by the Constitution's free speech guarantee.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 7 Oct. 2025
In an amicus brief filed to the Supreme Court, the American Psychological Association, the American Psychiatric Association and 12 other professional bodies argued that characterizing talk therapy as mere speech fundamentally misunderstands its therapeutic use and purpose.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2025
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Olivia Lee, Charlotte Observer, 10 Nov. 2025
Talk to your healthcare provider There are several treatment options available for postpartum depression and postpartum anxiety, including talk therapy and SSRIs.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 28 Oct. 2025
Representing Chiles at the Supreme Court Tuesday, lawyer James Campbell will tell the Justices that what Chiles does is purely talk therapy, and thus that it is protected by the Constitution's free speech guarantee.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 7 Oct. 2025
In an amicus brief filed to the Supreme Court, the American Psychological Association, the American Psychiatric Association and 12 other professional bodies argued that characterizing talk therapy as mere speech fundamentally misunderstands its therapeutic use and purpose.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Talk therapy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talk%20therapy. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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talk therapy
noun
: psychotherapy emphasizing conversation between therapist and patient
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