[gusopol3]

same thing happened in the pre-drug era. The illnesses are serious. It’s tragic that you choose to minimize them .

[bdeaner]

The illnesses are serious. It’s tragic that you choose to minimize them

Who is minimizing the symptoms of psychosis? Not me. I'm saying that the drugs that we are using to treat psychosis, in many cases, cause more harm than good -- although, in certain cases, the potential harm may be outweighed by the benefits.

Please don't put words in my mouth. I never minimized psychosis at all. What I said is that there is evidence which suggests that people with these illnesses do better IN THE LONG RUN if they do not take medication for the symptoms. In the short run, they do better. But at what cost?