Susan said:
>. Also it's pretty darned
>obvious when schizophrenia is the problem, and I'm pretty sure there's a
>test for it.
Hi Susan,
Please tell me more about this test for schizophrenia-which you are pretty
sure exists!!
Susan:
>again, there are several "regular" physical diseases that have no test and
>the doctor must rely on the patient's report
Bertvan:
Are there any which are not apparent after an autopsy?
Susan:
>here the report is talking about severe mental illness--not the kind of
>neurosis that is treatable by talk therapy. The report is talking about
>people who would have been institutionalized 30 years ago, but are now
>living reasonably normal lives because of their medication.
Bertvan:
Neurosis might be treatable by talk therapy but is it curable?
Are drugged mental patients living reasonably normal lives, or are they
merely drugged and docile. Personally I don't know the answer, but I
wouldn't rely upon psychiatrists or drug companies for the answer. Without
the protests of ex-mental patients psychiatry would still be performing
lobotomies. They do still administer Shock Therapy in some states. There
are many psychiatrists and organizations of ex-mental patients who claim
such treatments, including drugs, merely produce brain damage. Following are
just a few of them.
http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/8568/
http://www.oikos.org/antipsicen.htm
http://www.mindfreedom.org/
http://members.xoom.com/psych_books/index.htm
http://scholefieldhouse.com/mv/
http://www.mentalhealthfacts.com/index.html
Susan:
>except that the drugs uesed to treat schizophrenia and psychosis work. Why
>is that I wonder?
>because the drugs work. Why does that make this jerk so mad?
Again , Susan, anyone who disagrees with you on any subject is a jerk, right?
Why do I care?
I defend anyone's right to express a view. People in possession of the truth
don't have to resort to ridicule and name-calling.
Bertvan
http://members.aol.com/bertvan
This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : Tue Feb 08 2000 - 17:31:49 EST