Posted by alexandra_k on September 20, 2006, at 20:48:54
In reply to Re: the brain » SLS, posted by Squiggles on September 20, 2006, at 8:16:05
And do the drugs work?
Do the drugs fix the problem?No.
Maybe you think it is just a matter of time...
I think that the biobiobio approach is wrong headed because it fails to take account of the relationships between the different levels of explanation. Alterations to the environment result in alterations to biology, alterations to psychology result in alterations to biology.
If you show someone how to cook they learn to cook because your showing them resulted in alterations to their biology. If you tried to teach them how to cook by directly stimulating their brain... Well... What are the chances of our being able to do that anytime soon?
I'm not saying that the biological approach should be abandoned. I'm not saying that people should come off their meds. All I'm saying is that a biobiobio approach is simplistic compared to a biopsychosocial approach of intervention.
Shouldn't this be good news?
If your meds aren't working so well... If you are on an endless trail of trying to find the right med... If you are waiting for the right med to be invented... All is not lost. There are social / environmental and psychological interventions too and they might be able to do what the meds aren't able to do. Isn't that good news?
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