Posted by Squiggles on February 19, 2007, at 6:26:19
In reply to Re: Why Most New Antidepressants Are Ineffective » Squiggles, posted by munificentexegete on February 19, 2007, at 5:50:10
> its a good book that one
> although it is not written by
> a prof in the area, it
> nevertheless seemed to
> read itself very quicklyIt's an excellent book. He's a good writer
and a good researcher.
>
> he is now in court
> testifying in the
> zyprexa lawsuit
>Hmm... i'll have to look up what's wrong
with Zyprexa.
> i think bleuler
> put it best when he
> said:
>
> I am convinced that in schizophrenia
> it is this very surveillance which awakens, increases, and maintains
> the suicidal drive.
> Only in exceptional cases
> would any of our patients
> commit suicide, if they
> were permitted to do as they wished. And even if a few more killed themselves – does this reason justify the fact that we torture hundreds of patients and aggravate their disease?There is no doubt in my mind, that during a mental crisis, even someone who is not chronically mentally ill, can be driven to actions which he would not otherwise commit, if care is not taken in treatment. Mental illness is a high-maintenance disease. But it *is* a disease.
Squiggles
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