Can psychological treatments be harmful?

The mind is a delicate thing, so can therapies actually have a negative effect? The evidence points to some cause for concernThe side effects of antidepressants are well known – nausea, dry mouth, constipation and loss of interest in sex. But what if your depression is being treated by a psychological therapy? Are there any risks in that? Research in the British Journal of Psychiatry suggests there might be – out of 14,587 people who responded to a survey asking about a range of psyc