tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425732352511468694.post3051676454496345122..comments2023-08-20T04:55:39.436-07:00Comments on Ars Psychiatrica: Yin and YangNovalishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10501890494890617030noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425732352511468694.post-40384189145565946832008-12-01T16:29:00.000-08:002008-12-01T16:29:00.000-08:00The media perpetuates the idea that psychiatry is ...The media perpetuates the idea that psychiatry is about indiscriminately handing out medication without due reflection.<BR/><BR/>It's offensive but unfortunately when you're dealing with something as nebulous and unseen as mental illness, the media is the first to dumb it down because they think the public won't understand. It's too hard for society to grasp the mechanics of something that they can't see so they automatically dismiss it as something of lesser importance, and by extension, amenable to more simplified/thoughtless treatment -- drugs.<BR/><BR/>Genetic profiling will make drug therapy more accurate and effective.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com