Posted by undopaminergic on October 17, 2021, at 14:25:52
In reply to Re: Beginning to think I have schizophrenia, posted by Lamdage22 on October 17, 2021, at 10:45:03
> Does Schizophrenia have to be very severe to be Schizophrenia? Maybe that is a vernacular notion and not what psychiatry is saying?
>I confess that I haven't read Bleuler (who coined the term "schizophrenia"). According to DSM, it does not have to be very severe at all -- that's why I may qualify for a diagnosis.
But schizophrenia *is* considered the most severe and chronic psychotic disorder.
> > I embrace both psycho- and pharmaco-dynamic approaches. Sometimes, a drug can compensate for faulty psychology, and a chemical imbalance can be compensated for by psychodynamic factors.
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> To an extent probably, but I do believe it has limits.Yes, drugs lack precision, at least unless they are injected right into the brain. Meanwhile, psychodynamics can't keep up the function of a brain that's dead and rotting -- unless you're God or something!
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