Posted by laima on February 19, 2007, at 17:11:01
In reply to Re: Everything I believe may be wrong » munificentexegete, posted by Larry Hoover on February 19, 2007, at 16:33:46
I'm actually having trouble comprehending your reasoning and agenda, munificentexegete. I mean, first I read that "most people" here are getting mysterious neurotransmitter tests, when that's clearly not the case. You like science, but "science" doesn't seem to be endorsing the use of such tests in a clinical setting at this time because of lack of practical value. I can't figure out why you seem to be dismissing mainstream, well known diagnoseses such as "manic depression". Mood disorders are not just everyday moods. Now I could understand if you have a theoretical problem with "schizophrenia" not being a useful term, and there is such a debate currently, but unlike the debaters I think of, I think you are saying you plain don't believe that any such condition exists? It exists not just in our culture, but in lots of very varied societies. It's not an invention of any pharmaceutical company, and indeed, doesn't even always fully respond to the available treatments. "Mainstream" in any field certainly tends to be conservative and slow to evolve, but what's important about it is that it's "peer reviewed" , well examined, and accepted. I also don't understand why you would question the value of medication for people for whom it's clearly helping, just because there is no "test" to "prove" any specific condition. I can't help but wonder if you had a bad experience with psychiatry yourself, or if you are just somehow morally against the existence of the very field. Where are you coming from?
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