Absolutely important points! I've come to see my "bipolar disorder" as primarily an emotional and psychological problem associated with less than optimal nutrition. All aspects of my being that I am addressing and changing.

The push to medicate any behavior or feeling that is emotionally, psychologically and nutritionally based is in fact an indicator of great disrespect toward all of us on the part of the psychiatric and pharmaceutical industries.

We are human. We face challenges, but our minds and bodies have the capacity to heal through natural means without the toxicity of medication. I go as far as to say psych meds have no healing properties whatsoever. They simply change, mitigate and often worsen existing symptoms. They do nothing towards a cure.

GREAT find with that op-ed Philip. I linked this entry up along with the op-ed on my blog. I am currently addressing the muliple (as in a close to a dozen)diagnostic labels given to my daughter over the years.

Thanks for posting this.

Stephany

It's odd to me that we have such a "diagnostic labels" driven culture that simultaneously condems those who have been labeled. How does that work exactly?

We are finally seeing the fruits of decades of research on the nature of emotional/psychological pathologies our children have struggled with sans clueful adults in generations past. Now we have a clue, a cause, a plan of action, and best of all relief for our kids suffering with these disorders. They have a shot at a future with some promise as opposed to suicide and criminality.

If they were diabetic, to refuse medical intervention that is not a cure but helps control the condition would be criminal, why is there such resistance to this same type of medical intervention for emotional/psychological disease conditions which are equally as fatal?

One possible explanation is because what people do not understand they reject. Easier and fits with their agenda. We do live in a fast paced world. Too fast paced for you to get to know a child with this condition and read the research/literature beyond news snippets to form a balanced judgement. The medical community has given these kids true help.

Just as you can't "cure" a child with diabetes by nutritional regiments alone, you can't "cure" ADHD and bipolar disorder with alfalfa sprouts and fish oils.

Personally, I understand what I object.I have no agenda. I have 8 solid years of research under my belt.
Fish oil vs. adult approved psychotropic medications.

NO medication cures. If there is a psychiatric medication that cures mental illness, please tell me the cure.

Millions of us will line up to find out what the cure is....

PROVE it.

PROVE it.

"The medical community has given these kids true help." -give me the stats. base this on science, or emotions.

-Stephany, Mother and Advocate.

Excuse me, "advocate", I didn't get your name and data base stats. Please explain your comment beyond a snippet sans doubt.

Looking forward to the reply.

Chemically altering the mind, with psychatric medications approved (with doubt of efficacy, per patient complaint)for adult use only; and used in children is reckless abandon of the mind; a salad including oils and sprouts will never give you medication induced delusions or psychosis.