Posted by Elizabeth on April 6, 2000, at 22:41:32
In reply to Re: FP has good point, posted by saint on April 6, 2000, at 11:39:40
> You mis understood me. Mental illness is many times a medical problem (biological, neurological, biochemical) so it needs a medical (medication to regulate) treatment. If you don't treat the underlying medical problem with meds it is of no good to try other treatments
I wouldn't really call any of those other things a "treatment." They're things anyone can do, and many people (including those who are not mentally ill) have claimed to feel better, be better human beings, etc. as a result. They are appropriate for the social, cultural, and personality "ills" that boB describes. But they aren't appropriate for depression, mania, schizophrenic psychosis, etc. - ills which occur across cultures.
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