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Originally Posted by WeepingWillow23
Jim Phelps has his own website psycheducation.org if you're interested in reading more about how broad reaching he goes. Most of the book is on the free website. The guardian article was a little short-sighted I thought. These categories are arbitrary so not everyone fits nicely into the boxes. Although I agree too that we shouldn't be diagnosing normal mood swings as 'mental illness'. IDK, it's very complicated I think.
*Willow*
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He seems well-meaning and well-argued . . . but I have a difficult time accepting anything that starts from the assumption that "mental illness" is biological/genetic. It's just too unproven for me to accept any theories based on it.
ETA: The thing I like about Leader's work is that he accepts that this stuff
might be biological, but until we can prove it he works at a more general/practical level.
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