Do you believe in pharmacological solutions for psychological disorders?
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Tom Cruise was mostly right: We need more emphasis on behavioral and cognitive solutions.
Drugs for psychiatric complaints have become a form of "emotional liposuction"--people seek a quick fix and an easy way out of conditions for which they should take more responsibility and exert effort in order to change.
Prescribing professionals(physicians and psychiatrists) are too much in cahoots with the drug companies, which compounds an already heavy conflict of interest that aggravates their ineptness at truly helping patients.
The essential conflict of interest in the psychological industry is that to truly help a customer is to lose a customer, so the "helping" professional has a vested interest in the patient remaining sick and dependent--dependent on his/her services, including drugs.
While some disorders may be more "organic" or "endogenous" than others, and more appropriately treated with drugs, it seems that most symptoms and syndromes of today are merely complaints of the normal human condition and should be addressed in terms of self-discipline and philosophy/attitude adjustment/relationships/commu.
While such modification is probably the hardest work a human being can do, it is by that very principle that throwing drugs at the problem only interferes with recognition of the real dynamics involved and masks the underlying personal/interpersonal struggle that resolution requires.
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Regardless of what some people think and try to push on to people, many of these medicines DO help people. Many people cannot function without them. They are real medicines to help real health problems. And by the way, Tom Cruise can stick it where the sun don't shine!
I, for the most part don't agree. But somethings need meds to fix them. A chemical imbalance is just that and probably can't be fixed any other way.
As for something like depression (which can also sometimes be contributed to a chemical imbalance) is not something I can see that can be fixed by meds. It can help, but obviously there's something that that person should be doing/not doing.
people want a "quick fix" because they don't want to deal with long term help for those individuals, "they are too busy". alot of mental disorders have a biochemical origin and can be successfully treated with drugs. there are some disorders that are purely psychological and the doctors's only recourse is to use drugs to deal with the symptoms. we are a pill popping society now, looking for cures in pills First off let start by saying that I strongly believe in using medicines in correlation with other forms of therapy. When a problem or disorder is a result of a chemical imbalance realistically the best thing is medicine(as it is the quickest remedy) at least untill it is under controll. Then an overall treatment(environment,diet,and medication) is definitely a must. You cannot treat or cure anyone without consistant therapy and an amazing therapist nor should ANY medication be prescribed by any physician other than an accredited psycologist/psychotheripist(it was once explained to me as "you dont see a psychologist prescribing birth controll and shouldnt see any other physician prescribe psychological medications") I also believe that no medication should be permanent as prolonged use can possibly correct the chemical imbalance or cause another form of imbalance. Therefore on a regular basis medication should be closely monitiored and/or periodically stopped. On the other hand I do believe that it is given out like candy.Too many parents just dont want to deal with energetic children and its an easy answer a certain ammount of ADD is very normal in children.they are naturally full of energy with their brains going a thousand different directions a million miles a minute. Aside from that schooling really isnt properly formatted for energetic "hyper" children which ultimatly aggitates the normal behavior..kids need more physical activities and hands on pratical application learning..I am one of those kids that had been prescribed ritilin and my father forced my mother to discontinue its use after about 1month. Her description of me was "you werent lathargic..but could sit still long enough to watch a 30min cartoon" apparently i was pretty bad but finally as i got older i learned to control the problem..so overall it is soley an independant thing that should be decided by the family and therapist..
Chemical imbalances in the brain are very real. I have just done a week of "research" on the internet on the subject of Adult ADD. These chemicals, better known as neurotransmitters, must be present in the brain in just the right amounts for signals to be passed from neuron to neuron. The imbalance of any of the four neurotransmitters (Dopamine, Serotonin, Norenpinephrine, and Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid) have direct impact on a person's mental health. The reason I checked out this topic was the tip that maybe the symptoms I have treated for 30 years with Prozac (a life-saver at the time) are directly related to undiagnosed Adult ADD.
All people, including children, must be CAREFULLY evaluated and diagnosed. The classifying of "problem" children as ADHD as a simple fix is (to me) wrong. But not detailing a child's history in light of possible ADD is also wrong.
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