Mental Health The hidden links between mental disorders

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The hidden links between mental disorders

Psychiatrists have a dizzying array of diagnoses and not enough treatments. Hunting for the hidden biology underlying mental disorders could help.

www.nature.com

 

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The hidden links between mental disorders

Psychiatrists have a dizzying array of diagnoses and not enough treatments. Hunting for the hidden biology underlying mental disorders could help.

www.nature.com

What is your take on this article?

I think because of the way pay is set up for psychiatrists and therapists, they may be more inclined to act unethically. Or at least, not in the best interest of their patient. They hone in on red flags, which could be herrings, and take their money and leave you just where you are.

The more open minded and empathetic doctors are those who probably can apply this article to their practice.

 

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What I had in mind is that it gives a picture of how difficult is to exert medicine without an empirical basis supporting the decisions, based on the patient's speech, merely.