Posted by Eric on March 29, 2001, at 11:57:09
In reply to Re: New theories of mental disorders needed (longer), posted by Eric on March 29, 2001, at 11:27:47
Another thing Scott, when pharmaceutical companies develop new psychiatry medications in the drug pipeline they typically list these meds under "CNS pipeline." New antidepressants and anti-psychotics in the drug pipleline are not usually listed under a "psychiatric" category but a Central Nervous System category. Thus, at least the pharmaceutical companies are smart enough to realize major mental illnesses are basically CNS diseases.
Go to a pharmaceutical company website and look at drugs under development for whatever particular company you are looking at. You will see what I am talking about.
If major mental illnesses are heavily CNS diseases, why then not just formally merge psychiatry into neurology and be done with it? Oh boy that would make a lot of heads roll, hehehe.
Eric
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