Posted by SLS on August 17, 2011, at 7:01:32
In reply to Re: Compelled to quote.... » Dinah, posted by hyperfocus on August 16, 2011, at 23:24:27
> that ameliorating sadness and anxiety causes psych conditions across the spectrum to improve.
In my opinion:
In more severe cases, I think this amelioration of psychosocial stress would help improve CGI scores as perceived by clinician ratings, but not necessarily improve the depressive illness overall as would be evident using other evaluation methods. I don't doubt, however, that the reduction of psychosocial stresses will help increase one's chances of response to medication and help prevent relapse. However, the more vegetative the condition, the less effect the amelioration of sadness and anxiety will have.
> I just felt that he extended this observation into a familiar view that mental illness was somehow less deserving of drug therapy and research, that it was somehow less serious than cancer or other chronic diseases, and the treatment focus should be on psychodynamic processes. There was an article posted here from an NY paper recently that seemed to make similar claims - that the whole psych drug industry was essentially a multi-billion dollar charade. That kind of stuff really triggers me after meeting so many people here on PB who are just like me desperately seeking drug therapy that can help them get their lives back after losing so many years to this disease.
I find these purports to be a trigger for me as well. I should think that these inaccurate percepts by these people would vanish were they to suddenly suffer the precipitation of a major mental illness. They would surely begin whistling a different tune.
Q: What motivates these people to promulgate false information about mental illness and the perpetuation of stigma? What is the agenda? Their attitudes seem cynical to me. I am not a big advocate of forming beliefs within that limiting milieu.
- Scott
Some see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.
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