>If science can't fully explain how and why that process can happen, how can psychiatry or psychology be so confident that they can determine how to cure or tre

>If science can't fully explain how and why that process can happen, how can psychiatry or psychology be so confident that they can determine how to cure or treat psychopathy at 3-or-4 years old?. They aren't. Psychiatry is often the least worst option, in a given situation. The tools are primitive, the process is not understood, and the chances of a successful response is not great. But, this has to be balanced against the cost of doing nothing at all. Additionally, many of the medications in use have been around for 50+ years, consequently have relatively well known outcomes and side effects, even if we aren't really sure how they work, or if they will in a given situation.