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Originally Posted by TheLonelyChemist
Meds : They should be more effective and have less side effect. I am not a pharmacologist and I do not know how drugs work in the human body, but if possible they should also be able to reverse structural abnormalities. If not meds, what else can?
Therapies : There should be more and more therapies available for all kinds of mental disorders, ranging from talk therapy to electroshock therapy for disorders ranging from neurosis to psychosis. At least where I live, we don't have access to such luxuries, unless in extreme cases, where the doctor electroshockes the patient.
Counseling : We need more and more awareness for mental disorders, for god's sake, it could have saved many lives like mine. Parents and relatives should be educated about mental illness in such a way that they'll remember it isn't their child's fault he is mentally ill, and most important of all, IT AFFECTS THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE INDIVIDUAL. And also, BAD PARENTING LEADS TO BAD CONSEQUENCES IN FUTURE FOR CHILDREN. NOT MAGIC OR GOD'S WILL.
We just need more awareness, commitment and research. Then we'll get somewhere. Unfortunately, I don't have the hands to help.
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I was also thinking of controlled ECT and TMS....these are not so common in India. The doctor needs to talk to the patient more, not prescribe meds/therapy based solely on feedback from the caregivers and work with the patient till they find the med combo that suits the patient the best.