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mopinko

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4. seems to me to be basically an irrelevant argument.

Mon Apr 18, 2016, 10:54 AM

Apr 2016

whatever the triggers, the more we understand about the biochemistry of the brain, and the well known genetic tendencies to mental illness, the more tools we have to help people get better.
the approach that they are talking about sounds like a lot of throw back to freud. understanding just HOW those childhood traumas affect the brain is the only way to move forward. hating on the mama is counter productive. you cant change the past.
this has been the prevailing attitude for a long time, and the widespread failures of these therapeutic models tell us that we need a better understanding of the "biochemical" basis for people's dysfunction.

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What causes mental disorders...Brain chemistry? Genetics? or Environment? [View all] HereSince1628 Apr 2016 OP

I would agree with the title. Brain chemistry, Genetics, Environment LiberalArkie Apr 2016 #1

What is "pleasant to some but to another it might seem to be withdrawn and out of touch to another" HereSince1628 Apr 2016 #2

With me, I have had low testosterone level most of my life and started with a low LiberalArkie Apr 2016 #3

seems to me to be basically an irrelevant argument. mopinko Apr 2016 #4

Yes, I think the more we understand about -ALL- the factors HereSince1628 Apr 2016 #5

if there wasnt such a long history of false blame mopinko Apr 2016 #6

I think you're sort of missing the point. It's not saying there is no role for genetics or pharma HereSince1628 Apr 2016 #7

just seems to me that we already milked that cow. mopinko Apr 2016 #8

Just because something wasn't done well in the past doesn't mean that area should be ignored HereSince1628 Apr 2016 #9

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