Posted by Trans-Human on January 16, 2009, at 22:32:34
In reply to Re: Gene link: schizophrenia + Bipolar Disorder?, posted by linkadge on January 16, 2009, at 21:25:43
> Yes and modern studies claim that prozac works in 85% of depressed patients. That doesn't mean I believe that either.
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> LinkadgeWhich studies are those? As far as I am aware the most recent studies into anti depressants show they are ineffective in the majority of cases & no better than a placebo.
Thank you for your reply - but I admit that I am not up, at depth, on the technical terms & intricacies of the scientific jargon regarding present understandings of brain function. I am however largely aware of the present level lack of definition as to what is exactly going on in mental illness.
The facts still remain that there is no definite genetic cause; nor any proof beyond weak anecdotal; that chemical imbalance & brain dysfunction is to blame.
Despite the advances in neurology; still too little is known about brain function; & how it's myriad parts & systems combine to produce overall function.
The biological basis for Schizophrenia is not established - & yet you speak as if it is a done deal - far from it my friend.
Don't get me wrong. I sincerely hope that neurological research & studies in brain function carry on & increase. Neurological scientific research is what is needed; on one level to help assist those afflicted. For some a chemical solution is the best one; & God knows how that needs to be improved. But people would be wise to also look towards balance with these matters & also more phenomenological; metaphysical; & esoteric perspectives.
It may appear that you are on an opposite end to the spectrum to me in regards to our perspectives on this. I do believe in the great work that was done by Jung & those who have carried on his tradition; & I think it shameful; to say the last; that his ideas have not been universally accepted & implemented. I have studied, researched, read & experienced enough to know the genuine nature of his work; & it is by no means an over statement to say that he was the greatest mind of the last century & by far the greatest psychiatrist to have ever lived. But it is OK with me to agree to disagree.
Time will tell; & history will judge these things accordingly.
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