Dionysus_2720 t1_jbwzjf1 wrote
Reply to comment by europahasicenotmice in The philosophy of Beccaria is relevant to understand the current mental health crisis. The idealistic abstractions of the legal system are akin to the ones used in psychiatric discourse. by carrero33
I see “mental health” as more of a religion, or a cult, than a true scientific or medical field. There’s a distinct lack of falsifiable claims for it to meet a certain threshold of objectivity.
puradus t1_jbx9v19 wrote
More specifically, religion with some degree of double blind randomized control trial.
Dionysus_2720 t1_jbxgep2 wrote
No such thing as a true control sample when it comes to human beings, at least for the conditions wrapped up under the “mental health” umbrella.
puradus t1_jbxse2z wrote
Well I didn’t mean in diagnosis, but randomized control trial in psychiatric drugs/indications.
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