Slovenia has regulated psychotherapy by law for the first time. What the Act brings, when it applies, what it means for users, and why part of the profession opposed it.
ReadHow a mental health diagnosis is made, what it gives you and what it does not tell you — and why therapy treats it as a starting point rather than a conclusion.
ReadWhere the serotonin deficiency account came from, what unsettled it, why antidepressants work anyway, and what it means for you.
ReadMedication or therapy? The question is wrongly framed. What meta-analyses show, when each route works, and what to ask your doctor.
ReadWhy every persistent pattern does something, when to reduce a symptom first and when to ask about its function — and where this view has its blind spot.
ReadWho does what, where the roles overlap, who to see depending on what you need — and three questions that clear it up at first contact.
ReadThree remits in turn — diagnosis, medication and the therapeutic process. Who holds them, who does not, and why the wrong first stop costs months.
ReadThree routes to psychotherapy in Slovenia — the public network, non-governmental organisations and private practice. What each requires and who it suits.
ReadNo placebo, nobody blinded, delivery differs between therapists. What we know anyway, and five questions for every "research shows".
ReadSix signs for which a doctor is the first address rather than a therapist — from suicidal thoughts to suspicion of a physical cause. And what those close by can do.
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