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

Jeffrey Fisher jeff.jfisher at gmail.com
Thu Aug 27 10:40:02 PDT 2009


On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 12:32 PM, Bill Bartlett <billbartlett at aapt.net.au>wrote:


>
> At 11:56 AM -0500 27/8/09, Jeffrey Fisher wrote:
>
> Also, now looking back at Shag's original post, it looks like what's
>> really
>> at stake is not so much that people are mis-diagnosed as that serotonin is
>> seen as the problem for everything? So then the question is whether these
>> medications work. Right? Isn't that really what it comes down to? And then
>> isn't then answer pretty obviously, yes, at least for some things for some
>> people -- enough that it's worth it,
>>
>
> Lobotomies worked. You want one?
>
>

nice snark.

the question obviously is whether or not it's worth it. lobotomies clearly aren't. as i understand it, shag's question is whether or not SSRIs are.

but take another pot-shot at that one, too. I'm curious what form it will take.



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