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RE: CAUGHT UP IN THE WEB OF PSYCHIATRIST SORCERY
Psychiatrists don't really help people anymore... If you're happy sometimes and sad at other times, then obviously "bipolar." (Which is a made-up condition). I take care of my former boss who is so full of psychotropic drugs he can't even take care of himself- and there's nothing wrong except that he's overmedicated. Watch the video I posted- it explains everything.
I agree with you to an extent because from my personal experience, its true that psychiatrists sometimes diagnose too quickly and give medication too quickly as well. But some people really need medication to function properly and in those specific cases, they need to be followed and monitored closely and frequently. But I will make sure to check your vid! @richq11 thanks:)
exactly. BPD is made up.
It all is!
Some psychiatrists overuse medication, but you can't say that mental illnesses don't exist.
I never said mental illness doesn't exist. The focus has shifted away from therapy to drugging patients, which is a bad thing. Instead of helping people overcome anxiety and depression, they call it a "chemical imbalance," however, there's no test to determine what chemicals are out of balance. They just prescribe psychotropics, basically numbing the patient.
OK, I misunderstood that part. On the other hand, it seems to me that you generalize too much. There is still a lot of people that go to therapy and many patients need their medication. Clearly, the situation isn't ideal. One of the possible reasons could also be that much more people need help from a mental health professional (whether it's a psychiatrist, therapist or someone else), but there isn't enough of them. More than 50% people with mental illness never receive any care.
A therapy takes more time and is more complicated than medication and since the psychiatrist has a full waiting room... Our software has helped psychiatrists see 10-15 more patients per week while not spending more time at work. It's good to see that healthcare has started realizing the importance of mental health and the government has started incentivizing care providers focus on mental health (even in primary care, chronic conditions, ob/gyn, etc) and also measure the outcomes.
The term "mental illness" is very broad and encompasses so much that it's difficult not to generalize when speaking in this limited format. If you would like to hear about one specific case, I would be happy to oblige.
I'd actually respectfully disagree exactly with that because that's what may lead to false accusations of, for example, psychiatrists who do their work well and I'm sure that there are many. I'm not sure whether a public discussion is is a good way to discuss details of a particular case.