Reply #14: Psychiatry gets more criticism than somatic medicine

[DemExpat]

because it is dealing with the mind, feelings, the very being of people IMO - and in my view there are too many people with negative experiences from shrinks from those of us who have lived through this and see it happening in loved ones and friends to deny the downside of pharmaceuticals.

I would never tell anyone to not take medication, but I do offer support in looking for alternatives if interested.

My brother-in-law blew his brains out while on Prozac 3 years ago, so I cannot have only a positive feeling about it, and I had very negative, almost fatal experiences on psychiatric-prescribed meds while under this care in the 80's......

Looking around me I see so very many people on ritalin and anti-D's.....they seems to be alarminingly overprescribed.

This anecdotal experience and observation is besides the very cosy relationship most medical doctors have with pharmaceutical companies....

So, while I am not anti-psychiatry, for I do see those who absolutely benefit from its help, I am very cautious and concerned about the trend to quickly medicate before other approaches are *truly* exhausted. Especially in young people.

DemEx