Maybe needs an exorcism.
I have two children (now grown) with mental disorders so I’m fascinated by this. I’m currently reading The Brain That Changes Itself. Plasticity seems to be the buzzword.
I caught insanity from my kids. I became a normal person again the day they moved out! ;)
Good read. A terrifying ordeal for any parent to have to deal with.
Definitely interesting read.
My take on it?
Decline of basic ‘doctoring’ in medical professionals.
4 years to diagnosis is not something to boast about.
Note how doctors’ names are conveniently omitted from the article, as is any specificity to the treatments and range of doctors over that 4 years.
I find that decidedly convenient. It is also the part of the story of which I am most interested.
Sounds like a frequents the religious or civil war threads here at FR.
Interesting read.
Inflammation is becoming more commonly identified in a number of physical disorders and diseases.
“Yes, you can catch insanity”
Explains Congress perfectly.
A friend of mine was found recently to have a very rare type of cancer. Apparently this particular ailment was completely unknown about twenty years ago and the tumors were treated with chemotherapy and/or radiation.
Since these rare tumors don't respond to chemo or radiation, this meant that the patient would suffer unchecked progression of the disease and, just as important, the chemo treatments were thought to be less effective than they really are.
Once the distinction between my friend's ailment and other diseases was recognized, specific treatments were developed and it became possible to fine tune chemotherapy for cancers which do respond to it.
If infections could damage the brain to the point of causing retardation, blindness and deafness, mental illness due to malfunctions in the brain is not unreasonable.
My grandson got Strep constantly, it turned out that a classmate of his kept giving it to him but no one even knew she was sick until she got Scarlett Fever.
One summer I had to take him to the doctor for a school physical because his parents were busy. I just had a hunch that he had it again, something in his voice and when the Dr. pronounced him fine I asked if he would do a strep test. He told me that there was nothing to indicate that test and I asked him if he would just humor me. Thankfully he did and it was positive. The Dr. was flabbergasted.