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   Message 1,707 of 2,131   
   Dave U. Random to All   
   Psychiatry's failed paradigm   
   07 Jan 10 16:38:02   
   
   XPost: alt.support.depression, alt.support.schizophrenia   
   From: anonymous@anonymitaet-im-inter.net   
      
   Washington Post   
      
   The solution to mental illness has seemed to lie in   
   application of drugs. If a serious psychiatric disorder   
   arises, the reasoning goes, it must be centered in the   
   brain - and, the reasoning further assumes, the most   
   successful treatment is a biological one. Or is it? In his   
   book, "Doctoring the Mind - Is Our Current Treatment of   
   Mental Illness Really Any Good?" (Amazon.com:   
   http://xrl.us/DoctoringM ), Richard P. Bentall challenges   
   psychiatry's presumption that drugs are best for tackling   
   mental illnesses. Bentall, a professor of clinical   
   psychology at the University of Bangor in Wales, argues for   
   treatment that focuses on the patient as much as on the   
   brain in a setting that stresses a strong relationship   
   between patient and doctor...   
      
   Continued: http://xrl.us/DMind   
      
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