Posted by jay on June 7, 2005, at 19:54:04
In reply to This shocked me !!, posted by linkadge on June 7, 2005, at 18:18:21
This article seems to *really* be BAD SCIENCE. First off, what 'controls' did they compare schizophrenic patients with in Third World countries? What kind of quality of life indicators? Mental Illness *cannot* be cured, only symptoms reduced, and in different countries, different symptoms will appear (or not). Just because they don't appear on the surface does not mean someone is 'cured'. For example, in Greece suicides are reported low...lower than the rest of the world..BUT, culture comes into play in that suicide victims are not allowed to be burried in sacred grounds. So, people may do things to make their suicide look like an accident, or the families might report circumstances different.
The bottom line is...meds have side effects and *not* taking meds also exposes a person to the illness' side effects. This writer is really twisting everything to make it look like those who don't take meds don't have problems and effects to deal with. In other words, they are saying all of the suffering of mental illness is 'make believe'. Don't believe this 'stuff'...
Jay
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