andrew leuchter: psychotherapy is vital in this. number one, we've got to give the patient support they need, help them get over their life problems, but also offer some encouragement to stick with the course of treatment. beverly: it gives me a place where i can come and say anything about whatever's happening in my life, and not feel that i'm being judged for it... because i depend on the philosophy that therapists are there to help and not to judge, and all of that. and i use that as my place to vent and talk about anything. if somebody has had a particularly severe depression i might tell them, "i think you should stay on medication long-term, for many years, possibly for life." the medications we have now, the newer drugs, are pretty transparent to most patients. they can't tell they're taking them, there are minimal side effects and no long-term risks to taking the medication. so there really is very little downside to staying on the medications. i told my girlfriend, i said, "i feel like i'm on the edge of a cliff and i can f