Posted by mellow on November 22, 2011, at 14:53:30
In reply to Has anyone read 'anatomy of an epidemic', posted by rculater on November 22, 2011, at 13:49:19
I did read it. I found he repeats himself a lot. That book could have been about 75 pages shorter in my opinion. It was an exhausting read...although a very important side of the argument on the mental health system which is obviously broken.
As far as the content goes I do think he is on to something with the drug companies running a muck, but I don't think you can assume all involved in mental health are just doping their patients up. I do believe there are good doctors and I also believe meds can make peoples lives better. I went through a phase where I wanted to ditch my meds after I read that book so it definitely had an effect.
I've been under the care of horrible doctors and I've seen awesome doctors. If it weren't for the care I received inpatient years ago I would have killed myself. Regardless if the CEO of Jansen made millions off the drug that saved my life....it still saved my life.
The system sucks, but it's what we've got I guess.
mellow
Bipolar II
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