First of a two-part special. Ten volunteers have come together for an extraordinary test. Five are ‘normal’ and the other five have been officially diagnosed as mentally ill. Horizon asks if you can tell who is who, and considers where the line between sanity and madness lies.
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National Institutes of Health-funded researchers discovered that people with disorders traditionally thought to be distinct — autism, ADHD, bipolar disorder, major depression and schizophrenia — were more likely to have suspect genetic variation at the same four chromosomal sites. These included risk versions of two genes that regulate the flow of calcium into cells. Bruce Cuthbert, Ph.D., director of NIMH’s Division of Adult Translational Research, explains the significance of the study findings for diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses.
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odd, considering Prozac (Fluoxetine hydrocholride) drug class: antidepressant & SSRI & the onset is b/t 4-6 weeks & book states “Establish suicide precautions for severely depressed patients. Limit quantity of capsules dispensed; high risk of suicide in children, adolescents, and young adults.” Conclusion: maybe we shouldn’t give Prozac to anyone < 30yr old? Patients I’ve seen on it were 65+, but I’m only a nursing student. Reference: Lippincott’s Nursing Drug Guide, Amy M. Karch, RN MS, 2013
I had extreme nihilistic thoughts and background aggression for most of my teen years, I probably could have used some prozac.
Does Dan remind anyone else of Barry Shitpeas?
I’ve read that some mass killers were on haldol. But it may have been the schizophrenia, not the haldol. I’d suggest thoroughly researching the subject…there’s a lot of info available on the Net. A friend of mine knew someone who was taking thorazine, and he said that person could easily have become a cold-blooded killer. I do know that prozac is definitely the worst.You might want to talk to a naturopathic physician. They know a lot about non-pharmaceutical alternatives to the nasty stuff.
You’re just mad ’cause I disregarded all your learning and credentials with one (true) sentence.
holy crap! i knew prozac was. i was on that when i was 14 and i started to behave extremely aggressively and had severe homicidal thoughts. and i never been that way. once i got off it all went away. but now i am on haldol. but i didnt know haldol was!
Psychology is a unique discipline, in that the term is applied to everything from from rigorous science to fad theories and quack cures. It’s as if “geology” encompassed flat-earthers, young-earthers, and hollow-earthers, as well as the scientists who seriously study the properties and composition of Earth’s crust.
And yes…numerous mass killings and suicides have been linked to drugs like prozac and haldol.
It’s not the psychologists who are “pill pushers”–it’s the psychiatrists. Generally, psychologists can’t prescribe medications. Psychiatrists, who are medical doctors who have some training in psychology, subscribe to the theory that every mental disorder has a biochemical origin, and can be treated with drugs. So the pharmaceutical companies get rich, and the health insurance companies are happy: they’d rather pay for pills, than for psychotherapy.
Elitist ARSEHOLE!
I know enough to affirm that going round calling people idiots is highly unprofessional.
I know a lot about people and how their minds work and can safely say that you’re an elitist!
Psychologists are pill pushers for pharmacuticals. So many people end up committing/attempting suicide under medications that are supposed to heal.
Well, everything you’ve said so far shows clearly that you’re an idiot. Even when something fundamental as the experimental basis of psychology has been shown to you, you STILL ignore it and carry on with what is an unfounded opinion. That is the behaviour of not just an idiot, but a fucking imbecile. So in calling you an idiot, I’ve been rather nice, really.
Seems that you don’t actually know anything about psychology. This ends here. You’re too stupid to explain anything useful to.
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Who the hell are you to try and put me down. Pschology is based on opinion! Fact! I don’t need to be a beard stroker to know this. Is your ‘idiot’ calling just about job creation for you? Pass on a few inferiority complexes for the boys? Don’t be so arrogant!
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That is the comment you posted on my channel. I’ll answer it here.
… you start to prattle on about it… because what you say might actually be informed instead of being – oh – a ‘matter of (fucking shoddy, to be frank) opinion’ (with no fucking substance).
This conversation is over until you’ve fucking learned something properly.
No. I’m not trolling. You are, though.
1- your first sentence SHOULD have had an exclamation mark, not a question mark;
2- psychology is – when done correctly – a matter of serious experiment, along with other forms of scientific study/research methodology;
3- the fact that you DON’T know that tells clearly that you have fuck all clue what psychology is, whereas I actually STUDIED psychology for my degrees.
Again, idiot, go off to school and fucking LEARN something about psychology before …
Don’t call me an idiot, arsehole? I know all science is based on theory. Other sciences are formulated from the results of tangible experiments using matter. Psychology is all just a matter of opinion! Psychobollox……WTF? You just trying to troll or what?
I think the 3 doctors have a disorder.
Its called, “An Obsession With Over Analyzing Everyone Around Them & Labeling Them As Having An Obsession While Being In Denial That Really It Is Them (The Doctor) That Has An Obsession” disorder.
Its also called, AOWOAEAT<AHAOWBIDTRII T(TD)THAO disorder for short.
LOOK UP THE WORD NORMAL then watch this lol
a psychiatric nurse? wht is he doing there? to pass out meds
Yes it is. Read what I wrote for the scientifically illiterate person you agreed with.
As for psychiatry —- I have my views on that but they are not that favourable to it. But I have the training and education to know how to counter something like that.
Idiot. NO science is ‘proven’ except a formal one. The rest of the scientific work uses experiment to collect data in order to get some clue as to the extent to which evidence supports a hypothesis based on a given theory.
Psychology IS a science. Get used to it. We use experimental method, and – when we do it well – we can get fairly good evidence to support or to refuse hypotheses.
Your statement shows only one thing: you do not understand what science is or how it works.
Exactly!
pessimism most usualy is realism.. people generally are usually a bit more optimistic than would be realistic.
And therefore it is NOT a science at all.