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The term iatrogenesis comes from the Greek and literally means "originating with the healer." It refers to anytime a healer (doctor or psychiatrist) ends up harming a patient during treatment. You probably have heard of a person going in for an operation to remove something like a spleen, and the doctor made a mistake and took out a kidney.
This same type of thing can happen when we are dealing with psychological or mental issues too. There is no doubt that talk therapy can help some people, and sometimes even medication can help with serious mental issues, but mistakes can also be made.