Posted by Christ_empowered on April 11, 2018, at 19:27:09
In reply to Re: pharmaceutical industry and their 'reinventions'., posted by Hordak on April 11, 2018, at 19:21:29
one of Szasz's many criticisms of psychiatry was that the whole industry moves based more on dogma and trends than on facts and science.
got problems in the 50s? Dexamyl. 60s? Librium. 70s? Triavil.
Its not just treatment that follows trends, its diagnosis, too, like "pediatric bipolar" and whatever personality disorder is currently en vogue.
for example, my diagnosis is "Bipolar I." Up until the 90s or so, it would have been some flavor "Schizophrenia." If I was poor and/or a minority, it would still be "Schizophrenia."
so there you go.
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