[lbo-talk] let's argue about the cause of mental illness

[Left-Wing Wacko]

On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 7:58 AM, Andy<andy274 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I doubt any regulars here would question that Big Pharma's financial
> mass warps the space in medicine, pushing drugs and other treatments
> in ways that work against a patient's interests.  So, as Chuck Grimes
> suggests, you have to be careful.  A good psychiatrist will ask
> questions like that, how you're eating and sleeping, what you're
> eating, living conditions, all with that therapist's cool gaze, and at
> least with depression probably suggest some couch time.  That's the

And so perhaps the profession is being degraded, and now most are
simply just having patients in to ask a few obligatory questions and
then write them a script?  That has been my general experience.


> standard recommended treatment among caregivers: meds *plus* talk
> therapy.  It's also recognized that some meds will either be
> ineffective or have intolerable side effects, which is why the
> standard approach is to try different kinds of drugs in succession.
> This is standard practice, as I understand it.  It's also why some
> people need a particular drug which might not be available as a
> generic, even while other similar cheaper ones are available.
>
> Needless to say that all doesn't fit well with the priorities of our
> current medical insurance system.
>
> I'm not familiar with the book you mention, so I can't talk about it
> specifically.  I will say that anti-psychiatry positions I've seen
> have a knack for overreach.
>
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> Andy
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