Posted by Squiggles on March 22, 2007, at 13:06:32 [reposted on March 25, 2007, at 4:34:59 | original URL]
In reply to Re: Orothomolecular treatment for bipolar disorder, posted by Klavot on March 22, 2007, at 12:42:30
Klavot,
Authority goes a long way in many higher establishments. But there must be tests and statistics that eliminate this fallacious respect for vainglorious projects.
So, even if preliminary clinical trials on drugs, nutrients, and minerals are too early to yield valid results, eventually, after some years, it should become obvious that vitamins and amino acids, for example ARE or ARE NOT efficient in *correctly* diagnosed psychoses. I think the major mental illnesses are too hard-wired to confuse with the placebo effect, unlike say, situational anxiety and stress.
So, we should know by now whether bipolar disorder can be cured by vitamin B or amino acids. If someone claims to be able to cure orthomolecularly, then either the subject is not bipolar, or not enough time has elapsed to see the illness recur. This is assuming that we know that vitamin B or amino acid X do not work.
Whether the doctor is a Laureate or an undergraduate chemist, should be irrelevant.
Squiggles
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