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Many mental illnesses, over the past decade, have been proven to be diseases. They can be tested for. Currently there are a whole hosts of new tests and treatme
by cairo_x 11y ago
Many mental illnesses, over the past decade, have been proven to be diseases. They can be tested for. Currently there are a whole hosts of new tests and treatments going through the phases.
Gregg and his ideas run parallel to a line of thought associated with The Citizens Commission on Human Rights, a group hell bent on denouncing mental illness as a disease. CCHR are/were a nonprofit organization established in 1969 by the Church of Scientology and psychiatrist Thomas Szasz.
I can't believe people are still pushing these ideas, but this thread is rife with them. Please would ya'll make an effort to update yourselves to the state of the art.
- namlem 11y agoI think there is some merit to these ideas, but we shouldn't go overboard. With anxiety and depression specifically, I believe we need to make a distinction between the chronic and acute forms. If you have healthy relationships and a generally fulfilling life, yet still have problems with anxiety and depression, you most likely have the chronic form and need medication. If, on the other hand, your symptoms can be explained by other factors, like those described in the article, non-medical interventions should be used. It seems that there is also a risk of the acute forms of these disorders evolving into the chronic forms, which are harder to treat.