The Simple State of Self-healing
Marcia Angell 's, ”The Crazy State of Psychiatry”, is a review of books by experts in the fields of psychology, journalism, and psychiatry. All three of these works highlight different concerns and issues that are present in the medical field in regards to treating and diagnosing mental illnesses. The themes that are present in Angell’s article consists of, but are not limited to, the self, co-dependency, corruption, pharmaceuticals, over-diagnosis, questionable results, and child victims. Angell does a phenomenal job of letting the experts do the talking and portray their emotions of sadness, anger and discontent, and only reinterprets the information to bring clarity and give examples to further the reader 's comprehension. Like Angell states in her closing argument, “ In view of the risks and questionable long-term effectiveness of drugs, we need to do better” I too believe that there are alternative forms of self-healing that have the potential to be as effective if not more so than a little pill that promises happier days.
I remember being in sixth grade when a teacher told my mother that she should consider getting me evaluated for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, also …show more content…
It is important to see a licensed professional, or just talking about your feeling with someone that you trust brings forth an immense amount of relief that occurs that moment you let out all of your bottled up emotions and all of what is troubling you. Many times, this other individual can make a suggestion or can come up with a solution that had not otherwise been apparent to you. Sigmund Freud is perhaps the founding father of talk therapy. Freud recognized the benefits that came from allowing patients to let go of repressed thoughts and channel unconscious memories that might otherwise prohibited the patient from getting to the root of his or her
Marcia Angell 's, ”The Crazy State of Psychiatry”, is a review of books by experts in the fields of psychology, journalism, and psychiatry. All three of these works highlight different concerns and issues that are present in the medical field in regards to treating and diagnosing mental illnesses. The themes that are present in Angell’s article consists of, but are not limited to, the self, co-dependency, corruption, pharmaceuticals, over-diagnosis, questionable results, and child victims. Angell does a phenomenal job of letting the experts do the talking and portray their emotions of sadness, anger and discontent, and only reinterprets the information to bring clarity and give examples to further the reader 's comprehension. Like Angell states in her closing argument, “ In view of the risks and questionable long-term effectiveness of drugs, we need to do better” I too believe that there are alternative forms of self-healing that have the potential to be as effective if not more so than a little pill that promises happier days.
I remember being in sixth grade when a teacher told my mother that she should consider getting me evaluated for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, also …show more content…
It is important to see a licensed professional, or just talking about your feeling with someone that you trust brings forth an immense amount of relief that occurs that moment you let out all of your bottled up emotions and all of what is troubling you. Many times, this other individual can make a suggestion or can come up with a solution that had not otherwise been apparent to you. Sigmund Freud is perhaps the founding father of talk therapy. Freud recognized the benefits that came from allowing patients to let go of repressed thoughts and channel unconscious memories that might otherwise prohibited the patient from getting to the root of his or her