So what do you classify bipolar as? Personality disorder? You seem to be confusing scepticism wrt the efficacy of the current meds, with scepticism about the diseases themselves?
I happen to agree that medication for these illnesses leave a lot to be desired, a lot are just tranquilizers, but sometimes it is the lesser of 2 evils given the devastation full blown mania or depression can wreak. However, not treating it as a serious real illness is both extremely dangerous and extremely insensitive - it suggests the sufferer just needs to "get a grip" or "snap out of it"?! It is a terrible condition for the sufferer and their friends and family, one that often leads to suicide (up to 15% of sufferers), and to compound that there is still to this day (amazingly) a stigma attached to it. I am frankly amazed that anyone working in the mental health field either isn't aware or chooses to ignore the evidence? On 18 May 2010 15:26, Dr Michael Benjamin <[email protected]> wrote: > Without insulting anyone > I get this crap day in and day out. > Mental Heath or Psychiatry went bust a long time ago. > We are slaves to categorisation because we have fuck all.No lab tests, no > Cat scans , just non stop pontification. > > Personality disorders are not mental illnesses. Shrinks haven't a clue what > to do with them. > Behaviour disorders have nothing to do with mental illnesses and shrinks > know fuck all what to do with them. > Learning problems are an educational problem. Ritalin is a an > addictive drug that is being given to at least *5 times too many kids. The > results are doubling their chances of an early onset psychoses. And shit > poor teachers. > > > > > On 18 May 2010 17:00, humphries mark <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Bipolar (for example) is most definitely an illness/disease, and the >> "up" >> phases can be more damaging and destructive as the "down" phases. >> >> As far removed from 'unhappiness' as a touch of cramp is from a broken >> leg. >> >> Next you'll be telling us that autism is just a shade of bad behaviour.. >> _______________________________________________ >> the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators >> accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. >> Leedslist mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist >> and the hardest time in a sailor's day is to watch the sun as it sails >> away >> >> > _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist and the hardest time in a sailor's day is to watch the sun as it sails away
