Posted by Racer on March 26, 2005, at 17:33:10
In reply to what do you think of these arguments?, posted by greg diamond on March 26, 2005, at 13:11:48
Interesting arguments, but I disagree. I think that they've missed a fairly significant issue: therapy is often a necessary adjunct to medication, and medication is often a necessary adjunct to therapy.
Just as treating some physical illnesses, like Rheumatoid Arthritis, generally require both medication and physical therapy, many mental disorders require -- or at least are more effectively treated by -- a combination of medication and psychotherapy.
As far as I can see, the only entity that seems to say that medication can REPLACE therapy is the insurance industry.
As for the question of whether or not the unexamined life is worth living, I think it's disrespectful to say that one answer is true for ALL people. There are some people who are much better adjusted to their lives if they DO NOT examine their psyches, and they should have the right to choose for themselves whether or not they make such an examination.
There. Them's my opinions, and I'm sticking to them!
(Unless I come up with some better ones...)
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