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To: SkyPilot

The Pharmaceutical companies and physcians who give these drugs to people should be locked up. Psychologist would rather give you a pill than talk to you.


6 posted on 08/14/2007 7:23:31 AM PDT by AmericanMade1776 ( my opinions do not represent the opinions of the management at Free Republic, they are mine alone.)
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To: AmericanMade1776
The Pharmaceutical companies and physcians who give these drugs to people should be locked up. Psychologist would rather give you a pill than talk to you.

Psychiatrists are the ones that tend to use pills. Psychologists are the ones who talk to you.

22 posted on 08/14/2007 7:36:04 AM PDT by Triggerhippie (Always use a silencer in a crowd. Loud noises offend people.)
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To: AmericanMade1776
The Pharmaceutical companies and physcians who give these drugs to people should be locked up. Psychologist would rather give you a pill than talk to you.

In their defense, I'd rather give a pill than talk to MOST people.

27 posted on 08/14/2007 7:38:17 AM PDT by Lazamataz (JOIN THE NRA: https://membership.nrahq.org/forms/signup.asp)
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To: AmericanMade1776

“The Pharmaceutical companies and physcians who give these drugs to people should be locked up. Psychologist would rather give you a pill than talk to you.”

Schizophrenia is very difficult to detect in its early stages. Hallucinations and voices are a definitive symptom. My sister was misdiagnosed for almost 30 years by psychologists, neurologists, and psychiatrists. She was finally (correctly) diagnosed as a disorganized (non-paranoid) schizophrenic by Mayo Clinic.

Mayo was able to sort out her true symptoms from ones caused by improper medications. Mayo did this all in ONE DAY using a a team of pychiatrists, psychologists, and neurologists. I cried when my mom showed me the ONE SENTENCE diagnosis on the letter from May. The doctors at Mayo were very caring and dedicated—and still are. (Thank God for good health insurance.....LOL)

My sister is now receiving the proper medications. For the first time since the schizophrenia began, she has a decent quality of life, is happy, and (with medications)has learned to not listen so much to the voices.

Yes, there are bad psychologists/psychiatrists who don’t really care about helping a patient. But I believe most do want to help their patients. I also thank God every day for the pharmaceutical companies!!! They aren’t perfect, but they’re an industry which has indisputably contributed to the health and well-being of ordinary people.


55 posted on 08/14/2007 8:04:10 AM PDT by RooRoobird20
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To: AmericanMade1776

Big Pharma also should be included in the justice institution of the state.


60 posted on 08/14/2007 8:11:12 AM PDT by RightWhale (It's Brecht's donkey, not mine)
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To: AmericanMade1776
As a professional School Psychologist I couldn’t agree with you more. I’m appalled at members of my profession who seem to have the belief that a pill will magically fix the problems of the mentally ill. This is the problem with the medical model that is so prevalent in my profession.
98 posted on 08/14/2007 9:04:08 AM PDT by SoldierDad (Proud Dad of a 2nd BCT 10th Mountain Division Soldier fighting terrorists in the Triangle of Death)
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To: AmericanMade1776

Psychologist cannot give pills. They can only do talk therapy. Psychiatrist are medical doctors that can prescribe pills.


113 posted on 08/14/2007 9:39:17 AM PDT by luckystarmom
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