New Psychiatrist.

[philosopherdog]

10. I do not like my psychiatrist

In light of a fact that there are people debunking Freud and his theories, I would like to comment and say that it is a matter of a simple understanding that in Freud's day there was not enough available information and there were not that many people who ever dug deep enough into forms to understand how the brain or the psyche works.

Today however we know a bit more about the brain and we are more accepting of alternative methods of approach to research, as well, more people are understanding eastern culture and spirituality. This tells me that the work of Freud and those of his contemporaries is incomplete. This is why I have reason to believe the DSM is a bible that should be revised or burned to start over with a modern day perspective.

As a part of training to become a psychiatrist it would be of benefit to all of them and their clients if they were encouraged to go out and live wild in the street and beg for about six months to lend empathy and compassion.

Note: There are ongoing issues concerning the validity and reliability of the diagnostic categories; the reliance on superficial symptoms; the use of artificial dividing lines between categories and from 'normality'; possible cultural bias; medicalization of human distress and financial conflicts of interest, including with the practice of psychiatrists and with the pharmaceutical industry; political controversies about the inclusion or exclusion of diagnoses from the manual, in general or in regard to specific issues; and the experience of those who are most directly affected by the manual by being diagnosed, including the consumer/survivor movement. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diagnostic_and_Statistical_Manual_of_Mental_Disorders