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Originally Posted by The Matt
I haven't done much research on the subject, from what I understand, nothing has been technically proven about mental disease...they assume there are chemical imbalances, but haven't been able to SHOW these mental imbalances. It's mostly just theories...from my own experience, you tell the doctor what's wrong with you and they experiment on you with different medicine. Of course if you're oversedated your going to feel as if your mind is better. I'm breaking my own rule by coming too personal on here, but I'm going to share this. In the course of my medical history, I've been diagnosed as obsessive-compulsive, attention deficit disorder, extreme anxiety disorder, and bipolar disorder along with one I won't mention. In the end, I'm being treated for only bipolar disorder, and I really feel like I had a better life before doctors started telling me there's something wrong with my mind. I know this much, I was a lot brighter and had much stronger personal convictions pre treatment. Since I have begun to go back to church, and been prayed on, I feel a lot of symptoms I used to feel slowly dissipating. I can feel my memory starting to come back. I feel stronger, and I ACT stronger.
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I disagree. There are more studies done today than ever before via technology and historical reference, and being able to scan and observe the brain has open the door to many mysteries of the past. There may not be an exact measurement or test that can be done to diagnose certain mental disorders, but doctors can use many tools (brain scan, family history, head injuries, childhood diet and drug use, birth defects) to conclude a diagnosis.
Schizophrenia is one of those mental disorders that can be monitored and treated. It is also a proven disease of heredity and genetics, and I've seen this in my own family. A man or woman acting Schizophrenic years ago, many would consider this person demon possessed.
Today, this person is sick.
When my brother in law was found walking through town with no clothes on, he had stopped taking his medication.
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