Posted by judy on January 11, 2000, at 11:18:41
In reply to Oops, left something out..., posted by Noa on January 11, 2000, at 6:46:30
Thank you for your views of Dr. Breggin's behavior. I just read something interesting about the disparity in diagnosing ADHD in Britain vs the U.S. In Dr. Sutherlands book, Breakdown, which was originally written in 1976 and later ammended in 1998, he notes that ADHD is dxed 10x more often in America as Britain and feels it is likely to be caused by the differences between the countries psychiatrists rather than children. I feel the same sort of disparity exists with bipolar disorder, once the DSM1V was published with it's 40 something? categories of bipolar disorder this conditon became more dxed. The positive was the distinction between schizophrenia and manic depression; the negative more people being drugged unnecessarily. As a former scientist, I see the role of pharmaceutical companies in all of this, the desire to push a drug that shows any efficacy in animal trials to make a few more bucks. I've seen the "massaging" of data, some scientists are not immune from questionable ethical practice just as some psychiatrists are not. Just me evolving here, from total faith in the medical system to a lot of questions about it. I am open to any and all views. Take care.
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