[lbo-talk] Doug Henwood's Critique of Gary Null

Carrol Cox cbcox at ilstu.edu
Thu Mar 18 11:49:05 PST 2004


Wojtek Sokolowski wrote:
>
> Miles:
> > For example, talk
> therapy has very little effect in bipolar disorders (although it is
> sometimes used in conjunction with medication) - SSRIs have a much
> better track record there.

SSRIs can _bring on_ manic episodes. That's how some bipolar patients first learn they are bipolar; they are prescribed an SSRI and it sends them into a loop. In fact it is difficult to treat bipolar 'lows' without setting off bipolar 'highs.'

Carrol



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