Posted by Squiggles on October 11, 2006, at 7:39:31
In reply to Re: experts say...ditch schizophrenia label, posted by alexandra_k on October 10, 2006, at 22:20:49
> > > But therapy works precisely by making neurological / biological alterations in the brain...
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> > I disagree only with the last sentence.
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> Is that the above sentance?Yes.
> Er... If therapy doesn't help by changing the neurology... Then how does it work? Does flying spaghetti monster move his noodly appendage thus leading to a miraculous alteration in mind stuff?Are you being sarcastic? lol
I don't think that therapy changes neurology
in the same way that drugs do; for one thing
it is a transient change in mood while you are
benefitting from the conversation; for another it
requires the memory of the conversation to bring
back the ideas that made you feel secure about
your condition-- a question of will. That's not
how drugs work; whether you will the mood or cognitive state to change, it changes. Basically, i think that therapy is palliative. That does not mean i disagree with its practice. Meds are stronger for an unalterable psychotic state.
If there weren't a neurological problem in psychotic states, then there would be no need for a solution.
Squiggles
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