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Originally Posted by Gus1234U
on the other hand, there were a couple of comments already that i find interesting: it IS time we had some empirical evidence for all the toxic chemicals we throw at the brain, AND the "therapy" that depends so much on the person giving it. the long term studies on that are not very encouraging
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So... not sure how much you've been paying attention to the reaction of the NIMH to the release of the DSM 5- but they are none too pleased with it. I actually wrote about the whole playground tussle in which the NIMH basically said
"We're taking our ball and going home". Not going to rewrite them here, but you can catch up on the issue ^there^, which is a BIG HAIRY DEAL and anyone remotely involved in any aspect of behavioral health in the west should be all about that- even if you are not in the USA. It will likely have some rippling effect on you as well.
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as for there being no way to repair the brain, that is just not true. if a person manages to reconfigure brain function to "healthy", they are said to be "In Remission",, like uh, they might fall off that horse yet~ such nay-sayers keep many people from utilizing methodologies and technologies that take advantage of the brain's neuroplasticity~!
i personally know that the brain can be repaired~! not only have i done it, but i have known others who have done it. ok, maybe it's harder for some, but that is the nature of having a body... some work better than others. that is no reason to say that NO ONE can recover from depression, DID, anxiety, PTSD, etc, even schizophrenia.
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Were... you responding to me here?
I'm just a little bit confused.
I actually have a bit of a background in brain stuff, a basic understanding.
No, I'm certainly not a professional. But I do have a bit of knowledge? Enough to understand the concept of neuroplasticity and that some medications actually encourage this... to know about the necessary function of pruning at certain ages, about kindling, about... well... blah blah blah. I would certainly be the last person to suggest brains can not heal and repair.
Cognitive psych and neuropsych were two of my favorite classes
But yeah- RDoC versus DSM 5
*ding ding ding*
ROUND 3- FIGHT!