As a non-prescribing therapist, I find myself being asked to counsel people on using medication to effect their mood very, very often.  People want to know if I think medication might help them, if it might harm them, what kind of medication might be useful, as well as how much.  The most frequent question I get from clients and others, though, is simply about whether or not I agree with the idea of medicating a person’s mood.  Make no mistake, this is a very popular topic in the therapeutic community.  And while I think the answer is simple, I don’t think it’s obvious...