(On a woman killed in Washington DC Here. Reportedly she was off her meds)
At the beginning of my career, I had many antagonisms toward antipsychotics, antidepressants, and other centrally-acting drugs. But over the years with experience, I found them to be essential life-saving drugs. I met many, many patients and people who would end up in psych facilities, spoiled their life (read the story of Mani here), committed suicide or have killed someone without these drugs. Depression, Bi-polarism, Schizophrenia, etc., are REAL things! People act and do bizarre things.
The most important part is to have a doctor/psychiatrist/shrink who can 'finely' manage these drugs and can keep side effects under control.
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3 comments:
I read Mani's kahani and it is so sad that even in these times when so much of very effective means are available suicide does occur. I call it "malignant Depression" (Not given in books) These are usually very intelligent and very hardworking people. I learnt about bipolar from my patients who were both bright and they told me almost all I needed to know to understand this disorder. Sometimes I think every physician should spend a year in psychiatric wards. It has made me a better caring physician, I know. Medications however are now available and very powerful, predictable BUT you are right a good Psychiatrist is needed to administer and monitor. No other branch of medical practice requires human relationship as essential
Uncle, I can't agree more!
See this news:
http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/13/showbiz/masterchef-joshua-marks-suicide/index.html?hpt=hp_t3
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