Quote From: cingularAPA CHOKES ON ITS OWN "CHEMICAL IMBALANCE"
On CBS 2 on July 10, Dr. Mark Graff, Chair of the Committee of Public Affairs for the American Psychiatric Association (APA), was asked why the APA's president did a 180 degree turn on the existence of a "chemical imbalance" stating that, actually, there are no tests to substantiate this.
Dr. Graff was even more inarticulate and blunt, stating: “Chemical imbalance…it’s a shorthand term really, it’s probably drug industry derived...We don’t have tests because to do it, you’d probably have to take a chunk of brain out of someone – not a good idea” but “I agree. There aren’t any blood tests” to determine any mental disorder.
There aren’t any blood tests” to determine any mental disorder.
I agree with this statement, however there are mental disorders and most require some form of therapy be it medication or talk therapy to manage the illness. Medication will not cure a mental disorder, but it can certainly help a person to live a fully functional life.
JMO
