Posted by SLS on May 28, 2008, at 20:52:41
In reply to GREAT topic -- my answer is 'No, but...' » SLS, posted by Racer on May 26, 2008, at 10:13:25
> Can we really choose drugs based on known mechanisms?
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> Are we really able to deduce our individual psychobiological abnormalities?> Great topic, Scott -- and now will you share your answer with us?
I really have nothing profound to say. I really wanted to hear from others.
> How's that? "No, but..."
I guess I can't do much better than that. Sort of yes, sort of no...
For now, our ambitions are thwarted by our ignorance. I like to think that physicians come upon their clinical practices by observing what they see and hear in the field. I think a good doctor can characterize symptom clusters as being more amenable to some treatments and not others.
- Scott
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