Posted by violette on June 16, 2010, at 11:06:57
In reply to Re: im also rejecting meds..., posted by Huxley on June 16, 2010, at 4:37:45
You are entitled to your opinion just like anyone else. But maybe you should do some homework! The brain is plastic, so naturally its development is affected by environment & relations with caregivers in the form of maladaptive behaviors/cognition.
http://www.psybc.com/pdfs/library/Dysregulation_of_right_Brain_Schore_Trauma.pdf
Yes, the meds can suck. However, as someone stated in another post, we are in the stoneage when it comes to mental disorders. But its not our fault more money has been poured into research for cancer or to prolong the lives of the dying rather than promote the wellness of the living. Mental health has always been on the backburner, with most of our healthcare $ spent on extending lives just before people die.
The purpose of science is to find the truth-but if the DSM does not reflect the truth, and research is based on DSM criteria, then logically, the research findings don't reflect the truth. The DSM was created by the Army during WWII, and although it has evolved, I think it is partly responsible for the problems in the mental health field. It's being revised again, but the whole thing should be restructured for research purposes. In practice, the codes are used mostly for billing.
Systematically, psychiatry is too seperate from neurology and endocronology, and psychologists are so divided about theory...until that is further integrated, its still going to suck. But its all some of us have to live sane and productive lives.
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