Do the new FAA guidelines for anxiety/depression permit current psychotherapy without SI?

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I was reading the new faa guidelines for anxiety and depression, (https://www.faa.gov/ame_guide/media/Anxiety_Depression_Disposition_Table.pdf and https://www.faa.gov/ame_guide/media/Anxiety_Depression_Decision_Tool.pdf). And I had noticed that in the first form it says "Psychotherapy (current or historical)". Does this mean one can get issued at the AME office while going to therapy? Doesn't this contradict "Has the individual experienced more than one episode? (This includes recurrent episodes spaced out over an extended period of time." (second link)?

It seems like the first sheet says it's okay to go to therapy and they will issue you without SI, but be off medications for at least 2 years. But the second link says multiple episodes are a deferment. But one would assume that going to therapy means the issue is ongoing which contradicts itself.

I don't understand. I'm trying to see if it's possible to get a medical certificate, convert it to basicmed, and get treatment for social anxiety disorder without going the SI route. It seems like there are many people flying under basicmed while being on ssri's + therapy without getting SI first and are doing it completely legally. I don't plan on taking medications.

Could someone clarify what this means?

Regards.
 
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Multiple episode have always been a DQ-er for decision path 1. What you’re not understanding is this new path is NOT FOR RECURRENT DISEASE.

And, disease duration over 5 years is also considered to be “recurrent disease”.
 
tor-user-92875 said:
I was reading the new faa guidelines for anxiety and depression, (https://www.faa.gov/ame_guide/media/Anxiety_Depression_Disposition_Table.pdf and https://www.faa.gov/ame_guide/media/Anxiety_Depression_Decision_Tool.pdf). And I had noticed that in the first form it says "Psychotherapy (current or historical)". Does this mean one can get issued at the AME office while going to therapy? Doesn't this contradict "Has the individual experienced more than one episode? (This includes recurrent episodes spaced out over an extended period of time." (second link)?

It seems like the first sheet says it's okay to go to therapy and they will issue you without SI, but be off medications for at least 2 years. But the second link says multiple episodes are a deferment. But one would assume that going to therapy means the issue is ongoing which contradicts itself.

I don't understand. I'm trying to see if it's possible to get a medical certificate, convert it to basicmed, and get treatment for social anxiety disorder without going the SI route. It seems like there are many people flying under basicmed while being on ssri's + therapy without getting SI first and are doing it completely legally. I don't plan on taking medications.

Could someone clarify what this means?

Regards.
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Nothing has changed. You still need an SI.
 
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