Posted by alexandra_k on October 14, 2006, at 22:03:42
In reply to Re: OCD as an example » alexandra_k, posted by Squiggles on October 14, 2006, at 7:51:12
i really don't know how many times i have to say this:
I'M NOT ADVOCATING THAT PEOPLE STOP TAKING THEIR MEDICATION.
another thing:
I'M NOT ADVOCATING THAT ONE MUST CHOOSE ONE AND ONLY ONE VARIETY OF TREATMENT.
i've just been saying that for the majority of disorders they have found that a combination of BOTH medication and psychotherapy is most effective
and that while there is a lot more research to do (on the effectiveness of psychotherapy for schizophrenia and bi-polar in particular)
it looks like a combination of both medication AND therapy is most effective
and hence the argument from 'biomedical condition hence therapy doesn't help' is wrong as a matter of empirical fact. for the reason that... therapy targets biology too...
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