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Originally Posted by Sometimes psychotic
Yeah apparently she specialzes in mental health writing and has won several awards...she is also writing a book on the same topic based on a clinic in Maine. I might also argue that a lot of how people interpret mental illness is based on how they are taught about it by the doctors...Anna in the story was treated at the FEP clinic at UIC...that is where I received my treatment so I feel a special connection and they do not ever say anything negative really they are very positive about recovery and early treatment...so it tends to influence outlook...
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Delusions are usually indeed related to culture. The reason that government interference pervades now is because of increased secularisism and localisation of power in civic governance. Years ago delusions would have being preoccupied with religious themes. Its a similar story to near death experiences and the differences that exist between different culture and religious sects.
Its ironic but i actually think that bio medical treatments come with the least amount of philosophical baggage. Psycho social therapy and all its permutations come from a mouthpiece who has biases , personal opinions , philosophical approaches to life, dogmatic views , etc.
A biomedical perspective says take this pill and you can believe anything you want.