Posted by linkadge on October 23, 2007, at 20:39:34
In reply to Re: That Way Lies Madness » Jamal Spelling, posted by Squiggles on October 23, 2007, at 16:51:48
>Well, i'm not really angry. I am sorry
>my writing comes across that way. If i
>remember exercise, and vitamins and
>stuff like that was being proposed as
>an alternative to meds for mental illness.Yes. Actually vitamins, exercise, and other supplements are possable alternatives to treating mental illness. They may not work for everyone but they can help some.
>As for the causes, there may some as you say >which are not endogenous, and a preliminary >study into that is usually part of the course.
There is *zero* way to conclusivly separate exogenious depression from endogenious deprssion.
Even people with a high genetic load for depression, an environmental trigger is usually present.>I would like to my faith in doctors though, and >say that when they see what looks like manic->depression, it IS manic-depression, and the med >works, then that is the best you can get from >mental health care today.
That doesn't necessarily mean that the individual make the best treatment choice. Its not just antipsychiatry people who might want alternatives. It might be people who can't tollerate certain side effects, or those who don't want their kidneys or thyroid damaged etc etc.
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