Posted by Shes_InItForTheMoney on August 10, 2011, at 16:04:03
In reply to Re: Meds are only a fraction of the answer » sigismund, posted by SLS on August 9, 2011, at 6:12:47
> > When the refugees we have imprisoned (to send a message to the people smugglers) are given ADs....the ADs actually don't work very well, so I read.
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> What conditions were being treated? Are we looking at PTSD or MDD? Who knows how accurate were the diagnositic procedures to process such a large group of people. ADs work best to treat some conditions and not others.
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> - ScottScott, I am not trying to argue with you. I would be very, very lost without my medication. But there is always the nurture component to nature. If you gave ad's to concentration camp victims (while in the camps, knowing they are going to die), drugs are not going to change their mindset or condition. No matter how bad your problems where before meds, they are still going to be there after meds, staring you straight in the face. Medications lift the dreadful symptoms so you may be able to deal with them better, but they do not give you interpersonal, communication, or people skills. And the sad fact is that many people on meds *don't* have these skills. (Especially the large number living in poverty, with little education.) Yes, medication *is* absolutely required. But,life-skills therapy, group and individual therapy have been shown to play a part in helping improve peoples lives who live with mental illness.
In fact, the research (Dr. Bruce Perry is a leader in this field) shows our temperaments are heavily influenced and shaped very early in life, from birth to 2 years of age. If you ever studied Developmental Psychology, you should know this.
Our mental health is very heavily influenced by our environments. It (environment) plays a big factor in determining our personal resilience and coping skills. It is not a "weakness", just proof that we have to get help to change our environments, just as much as we need meds to help lift the primordial physical pain depression can cause. Meds are mandatory and crucial in this. But many *also* need the interpersonal skills to change their environment and coping/life skills.
Jay
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