Posted by psychobot5000 on November 17, 2011, at 17:51:50
In reply to Re: Other options besides AAP for depression? » gadchik, posted by ed_uk2010 on November 17, 2011, at 17:31:13
> >What did people do before antipsychotics?
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> Well, they either got better or they didn't, just like now... but now we have more options. Before antipsychotics, only sedative medications were available, and ECT.
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The man treatment before effective medications were available was a retiring trip to the sea or the country or to a mineral bath--which treatment still shows the same efficacy as antipsychotics, I'm told. Presumably this was because of the reduction in stress and stimulation.However, obviously that treatment was only available to a small socioeconomic class, and even then was often impractical.
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