Posted by URCONFUSED on September 21, 2002, at 12:01:12
In reply to Re: Has the Surgeon General joined Anti-Psychiatry, posted by Squiggles on September 20, 2002, at 10:30:55
> Sorry,
>
> I'm not sure I pressed the "submit" button
> on my explanation. Basically the idea is that
> "recovery" is not in the books in the pro-med
> camp; on the contrary, drugs are given indefinitely
> and for life because like Kraeplin the theory
> is that mental illness gets worse with time.Squiggles, recovery is in the books in the pro-med camp. The pro-med people believe that severe forms of mental illness are generally chronic and lifetime illnesses, which is basically true. The pro-meds believe that full recovery is achievable with the right medication(s). Lets examine what happened to people with severe forms of mental illness before medications were developed. Basically they were chronically disabled for life, institutionalized for life. Medications, while far from perfect, have allowed many of those with mental illness to recover.
The fact is Squiggles, many mental illnesses DO get worse with time.
Where you got this idea that the pro-med camp does not believe in recovery is beyond me.
>
> The anti-psychiatry movement has been fighting
> this and it's a major bone of contention.The anti-psychiatry movement is composed mostly of people who dont believe anything is wrong with them in the first place. And who do not want anything to do with medications. The views of many in the anti-psychiatry camp do not reflect real reality. Serious mental illness is serious business. Lives are ruined from it left untreated.
>
> Therefore, when the Surgeon General speak of
> "recovery" ( and i am not sure what he means )
> it is something that perks up one's ears.Where you got this idea from is interesting. The Surgeon General is not against drugs Squiggles.
If you are so confident of your ability to recover without meds, I invite you to go off your medications and see how you feel.URCONFUSED
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