Posted by Squiggles on February 15, 2007, at 20:01:02
In reply to Re: Everything I believe may be wrong » Squiggles, posted by laima on February 15, 2007, at 18:21:27
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> That's a very tragic story. Let's be glad that we're no longer in the middle of the previous century, that we are benefiting from more treatment options and far more nuanced comprehension of mood disorders now than existed then. Maybe in the next century people will look back onto our time like that, too. But there's still a long way to go, and today's rules of thumbs could well be overturned in the future. Yes, definately a field for the best and brightest minds- let's hope they get the funding they need, and aren't wooed or forced into overly simplistic fixes which are easy to sell and fund. Also good we get to exchange information and notes. It can't hurt to be as aware as possible. And still, I think it's better to be doubtful once in awhile than to cling to any ideas or treatments which aren't working out, or to dismiss ideas that could help but aren't immediately attractive. So I still think you are doing alright to be wondering if everything you believe might be wrong- you could be keeping your door open this way.I'm always looking at all the different causes
for mental illness. In studying the history and
the massive collection of research, it's obvious that mental illness can have many diverse causes-- from genetic, to life tragedies, to viruses, to brain damage, to endocrinological diseases... and on; this is what makes it so complex--it is the kind of illness that requires science as well as detective work in a person's life.But the results are always miserable, and i agree with you-- we have more treatment options. I read that on "About" [i think] that on average it takes 8 different medication treatments to arrive at something tolerable-- you just don't get that kind of problem with other illnesses.
Neurology may be our best bet in the future-- if we can actually scan brain disorders and get a parallel picture; alternatively, a panacea-- that's what i like-- a drug that stabilizes all mental disorders of the affective type at least :-).
Squiggles
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