Posted by Nezirov on July 1, 2005, at 18:04:29 [reposted on July 2, 2005, at 0:55:29 | original URL]
In reply to Re: personally i hope people listen to him..., posted by Nickengland on July 1, 2005, at 16:33:12
> The illness(s) do much more harm than good in the long-term...its easy to put down psychiatry, but not so easy to offer alternatives as you end up looking like a fool like Tom Cruise saying "Vitamins and Exercise"
I don't think Tom looked like a fool at all. It's about time some public figure had the guts to come forward and expose this house of cards. I don't think vitamins or exercise ae the answer, but they don't damage the lives of hundreds of thousands of people like thesed rugs do.
> Psychiatry is in its infancy Nezirov and there is so much more to be learned for the future.Your're very right about that...
>but that does not mean that "everyone" has been >let down and are under-going more harm than >good in the long-term...Are you really 100% sure about that?
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> At present medications only treat the symtoms..they are not an over-night quick fix - There is no alternative than what psychiatry has to offer today and if you think you you can treat any severe mental illness otherwise please lets us know...
The alterantive is vitamins and exercise. No, I'm kidding. I think there are some forms of tru mental illness. Of course there are. But most mental illness today is caused environmental causes.
> Ps Sexual dysfunction is a common problem in people who have never taken SSRI medication aswell as never even had a psychiatric problem.Yeah, I know. And your point is??
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