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Jan 21, 2009, 07:08 PM
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Do you believe with the advancement in gene replacement technology it is only a matter of time that a cure is found for mental illnesses
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Jan 22, 2009, 07:44 PM
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Jan 22, 2009, 10:25 PM
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agrees with pachy 100%, definitely not
You are not considering the many causes of mental health problems, James Cadden Would you care to define "mental illness", as this term is used in many different ways ?
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Jan 23, 2009, 07:10 AM
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I do not think "mental illness" is caused by defective genes. I do not think there is a single gene, or a small group of genes, that "cause" mental illness. I think mental illness is a response of an organism (us) mostly with genetic inheritance within the normal range -- a response to experiences that stress the organism, or certain systems within the organism, beyond its capacity to cope with the stress successfully. This normally happens in childhood, where the organism (person) has undeveloped resources, and the stress put upon it is too great for it to cope without long-term damage or changes to the system. So I see "mental illness" as a stress-response, one that reflects the genetic sensitivities of the organism (us) but not something caused by wildly abnormal genetic material.
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Jan 23, 2009, 09:18 AM
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What that would mean is that people could treat children like **** and the children (because they had the 'defective' gene removed) would be perfectly ok ......
So no I don't think it would work. Now removing the defective adults ! |
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Jan 23, 2009, 03:24 PM
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Mental illness will be cured when every one can have a nurturing upbringing that meets their needs and we have no harmful parenting...... It's all about development........... Experiences and development affect functioning and dysfunctioning messes with biochemistry. (Some parents mean well but when a kids needs cannot be understood by the parent, the parent can't meet those needs).
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Jan 23, 2009, 04:56 PM
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I don't buy any of this gene replacement nonsense, to tell you the truth. In fact I think recent discoveries have been made that suggest that parts of our DNA chromosones once dismissed as "junk" by scientists are actually crucial to our development.
This after all the hoopla over the Human Genome Project, which of course ignored these "junk" areas. Don't get me started about modern medical research. To me it's all a bunch of noise, signifying nothing, and I know a bit about this stuff. |
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Jan 23, 2009, 06:05 PM
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I think with the advancement of science it is not perposterous to think that at some point in the future we will look for cures to perfection..
 It is a long and sometimes tedious read but Ray Kurzweil's.."The Singularity is Near" is a peek at the future with the past as his guide... He also wrote "The Age of Spiritual Machines"..concerning the profund potential of the "chip" in its many potential manefestations... His books are not weekend reads but explorations into the readers personal belief systems as he offers possibilites well researched and documented.. Great work of any kind change me..these did.. Lenny
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Jan 23, 2009, 06:13 PM
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They have found at least one gene that promotes "free will." While the other genes can determine a path-way, the gene representing free will is stronger and allows for each person to make their own choices etc.
We are all psychosomatic, according to the gene studies. That is the mind-body connection is so strong that it is one, and isn't just a connection. What we think, how we think, our base attitudes are what determine how we are mentally and physically: whether healthy..whether ill or well. It's fascinating study. The good news is that each negative attitude/memory/thought/emotion can be changed in 4 days, with a permanent good outcome being replaced by positive attitude/memory/thought/emotion usually within 21 days! This backs up CBT and the newer ACT methods. What great hope for all people!
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Jan 25, 2009, 07:25 AM
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that sounds wonderful sky . How does one go about doing that?
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#11
Jan 28, 2009, 02:50 PM
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While some mental illnesses might be cured by gene splicing, the majority is caused by life experiences and settings. There the best thing is studies to make the brain forget traumatic experiences. But sadly everything comes back to costs. That is why medications are depended on so much rather than more successful therapy.
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