Posted by good4u on May 14, 2001, at 8:34:34
> How can it be determined, unless deciphered genetically, whether or not an psychiatric/neurological illness is "biologically based?" If we accept that illness/disorder is in fact biologically based, then alterations/deficiencies(?) in brain chemistry/structure/function would be apparent in brain-scans and other tests-AS THEY ARE.
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> BUT-------since the way a person thinks/feels IS THE RESULT OF HIS BRAINWORKS-neurology, chemistry, structure, etc.--once symptoms of disorders become manifest, the correlated brain chemistry involved has already been altered, and it seems that it would be VERY difficult to distinguish between what has strictly biological roots vs. strictly environmental roots-BEAUSE THEY WOULD APPEAR THE SAME WAY IN THE BRAIN...ESSENTIALLY, EVERYTHING IS BIOLOGICAL BECAUSE ALL IS BASED ON BRAINWORKS-SO IT SEEMS THAT WHAT MUST BE DETERMINED IS NOT ONLY HOW TO TREAT "BIOLOGICALLY BASED" ILLNESS, BUT THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN BIOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CAUSALITY-WHICH WOULD HELP DETERMINE OPTIMUM TREATMENT APPROACHES. Comments??????????
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