In other words, religion trumps modern medicine for mental illness. I agree, but I don't see this tribe's beliefs having a special status or better probability of success above any other religion.
There isn't much of a difference between religion and psychology (I'm talking about applied one, psychotherapy). As far as I remember the only method coming from evidence-based medicine approach is CBT. Everything else is based on anecdotal evidence.
The problem of the article is that it ignores physiology which is evidently related to mental illnesses. A lot of illnesses have genetic factor.
I actually don't like calling inherited conditions illnesses. And I'm talking about anything including diabetes. You can't get sick with bi-polar disorder or diabetes. They're given from birth. You can't be completely cured and have to maintain yourself with medications for the rest of your life.
If you have the requisite genetic triggers, bipolar has only a chance of popping up. It's triggered by circumstances in your life that present significant stress/hardship.
Next to that, there are also plenty of people that manage to wean themselves off medication after they've been on it for a few years. It's not something you're necessarily stuck with for the rest of your life.
Yes you can. You can have all sorts of genetic dispositions, which may or may not express themselves depending to the lifestyle and environment they are up against.
Nekorosu|9 years ago
The problem of the article is that it ignores physiology which is evidently related to mental illnesses. A lot of illnesses have genetic factor.
I actually don't like calling inherited conditions illnesses. And I'm talking about anything including diabetes. You can't get sick with bi-polar disorder or diabetes. They're given from birth. You can't be completely cured and have to maintain yourself with medications for the rest of your life.
krageon|9 years ago
Next to that, there are also plenty of people that manage to wean themselves off medication after they've been on it for a few years. It's not something you're necessarily stuck with for the rest of your life.
interfixus|9 years ago