Posted by linkadge on February 21, 2007, at 15:53:37
In reply to Re: you know what..., posted by Klavot on February 21, 2007, at 13:08:13
I see what you are saying now. I think it is definately a possability that these drugs could have potential in some of the mentioned applications.
I know that SSRI's are sometimes used adjunctively for some of the mentioned sexual issues, however, there are more potent and selective forms of chemical castration. (I know, I know, it's hard to believe that there is a more poetnet form of chemical castration than the SSRI's, but its true)
I suppose it would be a common assumption that an individual would have to posess some sort of comorbid mental illness in order to commit rape etc.
I don't know what the statistics are, but I'm not so sure that such conclusions can be made.
For instance, back when it was considered a mental illness to be gay, it was often assumed that being gay was somehow a result of being depressed.
While depression is often comorbid with homosexuality, I would argue that it is a result of the lingering nagative public view of it.
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