Title: 10 Biggest Problems with Psychiatry - Mental Health Daily
Headings: 10 Biggest Problems with Psychiatry
10 Biggest Problems with Psychiatry
10 Biggest Problems with Psychiatry
1. Inaccurate diagnoses
2. “Chemical imbalance” theories
3. Prescribing temporary “patches”
4. Poor understanding of pharmaceutical drugs
5. Failure to look at the brain
6. Overprescription of dangerous drugs
7. Lack of empathy
8. Perverse incentives
9. Failure to consider individualized neurophysiology
10. Outdated practices & misinformation
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Content: Psychiatrists are prescribing medications to patients based off of a theorized diagnosis (based on symptoms) stemming from a theorized chemical imbalance. The drugs are theorized to work a specific way, but the precise mechanisms of action cannot be confirmed. 5. Failure to look at the brain
To make the diagnosis of diabetes, blood samples are taken. The blood samples are then assessed to determine the amount of glucose (sugars). In psychiatry, doctors don’t look at the actual part of the body that they’re treating: the brain. This is due to the fact that brain scans aren’t yet able to predict whether someone has bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, depression, or anxiety. That said, it’s not like we don’t have any technology available to help get a better understanding of what’s really going on in the cortex. Two people may report having significant anxiety, but one person’s anxiety may be caused by lack of blood flow to a certain region, while another person’s may be caused by excessive high beta brain waves .