Pelican, your story sounds about right, judging from our experience. Looking back, I wish my AW's psychiatrist had used therapy instead of relying completely on drugs. I can't say that her alcoholism is a result of the drug treatment, but even after 20+ years of taking meds, she is still OCD and is now an alcoholic. In addition to that, she has added about 18 more prescription drugs to her list, which cannot be good with the alcohol.
I suppose that many psychiatrists see the medications as an "easy fix"... and I'm sure they are encouraged by the drug industry to prescribe them.