Posted by Noa on May 27, 2000, at 11:48:06
In reply to Re: Two interesting Psychiatry articles in Salon, posted by Noa on May 27, 2000, at 11:32:40
Abby, I just read the book review of Luhrman's anthropological study of psychiatry. It sounds fascinating--I am going to ask the library to order it. The address for the review is:
http://www.salon.com/books/review/2000/05/25/luhrmann/index.html
The author of the book concludes that good care allows for both biomedical and psychotherapeutic strategies, and points the finger at managed care for favoring a unilateral approach. I like this sentence:
By treating severe mental illness as a permanent
misfortune that eclipses a person's self but isn't part of that self,
the biomedical model threatens an individual's humanity.I struggle all the time to find words to describe the experience of how my depression eclipses my self but is both a part of myself as well as not a part of my self.
As usual, I find an inclusive approach makes most sense to me.
BTW, the address for the ER doc article is:http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/05/25/psychiatry/index.html
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