so, how about adhd? add? pstd? eating disorders? autism spectrum disorders (e.g., asperger's disease), borderline personality disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder (which is being diagnosed for people who are shy), seasonal affective disorder, etc.
does the same apply?
i don't think she's antipsychiatry.
> 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
> 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.