Comments on: Oink, Oink, Said the Pig: Death of Michael Jackson

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By: skillsnotpills

skillsnotpills — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:20:10 +0000

Tell us, oh wise anonymous, which of these meds directly improve insight and judgment, so all of us ignorant and naive doctors can improve our patients by the end of the week?

What an ignorant and clueless comment on your part. And thank you to Ms Philo for her reply as well. It is pharma lackies who say these stupid things to try to get innocent patients to jump on these band wagons headed for cliffs.

Clarification: if insight and judgment is impaired due to an Axis 1 illness like depression or psychosis, the mood or thought disorder will improve, not by the meds alone mind you, but make one amenable to be more proactive and responsible AGAIN, but if one was lacking in insight and judgment prior, I don’t think it is going to magically appear because one took a pill.

By: Amy Philo

Amy Philo — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 07:57:20 +0000

If it’s so beneficial why don’t you share the information here, Anonymous, so people don’t have to suffer from the ignorance of their doctors in not wanting to drug them with meds that have serious physical and mental adverse reactions.

Maybe we should just pass a law to get meds in the drinking water so that everyone including doctors will have greater insight. After all, people don’t know how to walk with their feet, and there is an overabundance of people who can’t find doctors to prescribe drugs. America is undermedicated.

You must be on one of the drugs that gives people better insight, making you more qualified than skillsnotpills.

I am just curious if you are one of those types who thinks it’s ok to keep experimenting with patients until they find “the right med” or if you think one encounter with homicidality or suicidality would be sufficient reason to stop playing with fire. And how do you determine ahead of time if someone is going to have improved insight and judgment rather than sucidality or violence?

I’m guessing you’re either not a doctor, or you’re a patient who is upset about the information you’re hearing about these drugs, or you have some sort of financial incentive to encourage them to others.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:01:21 +0000

skillsnotpills’ ignorance is telling on this score:

“I don’t know if you would agree, but if a drug came out that improved insight and judgment, we’d be out of a job.”

In fact, there are currently medications that vastly improve insight and judgment for some patients. Too bad you don’t know about them — and even worse for your patients.

By: Matthew Holford

Matthew Holford — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 09:26:49 +0000

Tales of the abuse meted out by Joe are rife, and come not only from Michael, but LaToya (and Janet?), too. Let’s assume that they’re true, which is all we can do, seeing as we weren’t there. I wonder what Joe sought to achieve by this action? Was he trying to motivate his kids to greater effort? I suppose he would argue that he achieved that, at least, and thus his actions were justified, although that might be a classic example of the end justifying the means (if the means look dubious, I’d be inclined to question the end, too).

Anyway, Joe’s world is structured in the patriarchal style, where his word may never be gainsaid, and punishment (proportionate or otherwise), is at his whim. This probably means that his children have been programmed to agree with him, no matter what. Or else. Family get togethers must be tedious, with everybody waiting on Joe to say something or other, before agreeing with him, slavishly!

Matt

By: becs

becs — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 07:32:56 +0000

He doesn’t deserve to be a father. It’s beyond words how low he actually is as a person to promote his business using his son, even after death for greed – what a TOTAL prick ! He should not get off for his actions over the years.

By: skillsnotpills

skillsnotpills — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:56:48 +0000

Amen to this post! Why does pathological protoplasm proliferate while healthy genes get squeezed? My opinion, for what it is worth? Managed Care has squashed the diagnosis and treatment interventions for Axis II, which is basically therapy if the patient has any true interest in change. I think I see more cluster B features misdiagnosed as Bipolar and it just gets more twisted as ignorant colleagues ram polypharmacy down these people’s throats. Narcissism and antisocial traits are more pervasive in community mental health these days, and no one wants to diagnose it.

I don’t know if you would agree, but if a drug came out that improved insight and judgment, we’d be out of a job.

By: ALALN

ALALN — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:56:41 +0000

JOE, JESSE AND SHARPTION ARE ALL PIGS AND SHOULD DROP DEAD.

By: Gina Pera

Gina Pera — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:04:03 +0000

Gianna wrote: we don’t take responsibility for what we do to one another at our peril. our culture is sick…not our bodies, not our genes…

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Ummmm, and what do you suppose influences culture?