Posted by Squiggles on April 5, 2006, at 15:54:29
In reply to Re: Anti-psychiatry has surpassed Goebbels, posted by med_empowered on April 5, 2006, at 15:45:02
> It depends on what you mean by "anti-psychiatry"...some of these people fight for patient's rights, and that's great; I disagree with involuntary medication and stuff like that. BUT then there are people who demonize all meds. I don't think docs should throw pills at people, and I don't think everyone who has mental illness necessarily needs meds, but I do think pills help some people sometimes.
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> The anti-benzo thing is ridiculous. I mean "benzos are unsafe...take an antipsychotic". Please. That's ridiculous. Part of it I think is $$$--now that there are expensive options to the benzos, I think there's a financial incentive to demonize these (cheap) treatments in favor of newer, more expensive options. Plus, I think psychiatrists themselves sometimes feed this anti-benzo, anti-drugs thing...some docs I've met are crazy anti-benzo...you could be shuddering, shaking with fear in your house, too afraid to leave, and they'd be like "well, here's some zoloft. Give it a month..hope it helps. Bye now!". Please. That's a total disservice to patients.
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> Good luck.
Unfortunately, it's a complicated matter;
it's hard to find a steadfast, knowledgeable
and fearless psychiatric treatment today.
It's true that the drug companies have added
to the complication with the plethora of
drug multiplication for profit.The bottom line, for the patient though
is that uncertainty grows, and where uncertainty
grows, the anti-psychiatry movement sees an
opportunity, and the patient is likely to
suffer from self-medication. I think more
harm is done by the anti-psychiatry movement,
but I am always open to ideas - i am never
sure.Fear is a very powerful tool in propaganda.
And drugs can inspire fear much more than
the "natural" approach to treating mental
illness.Squiggles
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