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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 745803" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>The problem is that psychiatry uses almost no science, just theory. I have been in the psychiatric commutniy since age 23 and still go to therapy sometimes. They really are giving us theoretical answers. They cant even prove that behaviors known as mental illnesses are caused by chemical imbalances in the brain. Its a theory that will likely change as somebody actually finds the exact answer but that has not happened yet.</p><p></p><p>Doctors are not even sure why certain medications work sometimes to control certain behaviors. It is all guesswork, just like it was when I was 23. The DSM changes but still nothing can be scientifically proven or determined.</p><p></p><p>That is why difficult/odd/disturbing behavior is so frustrating. We really have no scientific way to pinpoint why it is or what will work. I would worry less about an unprovable label and more about changing the behavior. There are some really good behavioral therapies. They can really help if the patient wants the help!</p><p></p><p>I still am not sure why I get depressed without medications and why my medications work (and it took ten years of trying out medications before finding one that works). Nobody scientifically knows why some people gets depressed or why the medications I take work. I am just glad I got relief, but I have no scientific answers. Nobody does yet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 745803, member: 1550"] The problem is that psychiatry uses almost no science, just theory. I have been in the psychiatric commutniy since age 23 and still go to therapy sometimes. They really are giving us theoretical answers. They cant even prove that behaviors known as mental illnesses are caused by chemical imbalances in the brain. Its a theory that will likely change as somebody actually finds the exact answer but that has not happened yet. Doctors are not even sure why certain medications work sometimes to control certain behaviors. It is all guesswork, just like it was when I was 23. The DSM changes but still nothing can be scientifically proven or determined. That is why difficult/odd/disturbing behavior is so frustrating. We really have no scientific way to pinpoint why it is or what will work. I would worry less about an unprovable label and more about changing the behavior. There are some really good behavioral therapies. They can really help if the patient wants the help! I still am not sure why I get depressed without medications and why my medications work (and it took ten years of trying out medications before finding one that works). Nobody scientifically knows why some people gets depressed or why the medications I take work. I am just glad I got relief, but I have no scientific answers. Nobody does yet. [/QUOTE]
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