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I think this is a fascinating topic. I was entered into the psychiatric system very early in life due to behavioral problems. By the age of 13, I was already on medication.
It wasn't until a naturopathic physician told me that most if not all of my chronic health problems was due to gluten intolerance that I started investigating other possible causes of my mental health problems as well. I think the psychiatric profession is way too quick to dole out medications without taking into account the physical health as well as the background of the patient.
They get kick-backs for prescribing drugs so there's a huge incentive for them to drug up as many people as quickly as possible. This isn't medicine, it's sickness management. My thinking has recently been if you're not crazy when you visit a psychiatrist, you will be when you walk out.
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