I sincerely believe that the brain alone is not the cause of mental illnesses. I believe the cause is much more illusive and may even be in the DNA. The drugs that are available currently target the brain chemistry and over all they do not lead to a healthy life much less stability. The side effects can be horrible and deadly.
OK so the brain chemicals are different when you have an mental illness but did it start with the brain?? We do not know the trigger that starts this action, for all we know it could be an action on the part of the endocrine system that starts this process. Which came first? The endocrine is just getting understood now. Myelin sheaths are getting looked at now too and there is so much unknown that we can not rule it out. Along w/ these there is so much else we do not know, to say that brain chemistry is the cause is simplest and dangerous. Heres a couple of articles that might help to explain why I feel this way it is not just my experience w/ the psych world or drugs there is an entire movement of scientist that say there has to be a better answer.
http://medicalwhistleblowernetwork.j...s-side-effects-
http://www.whale.to/drugs/Jackson.pdf
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