But on the other hand it is true that there ARE many disorders that are neurotransmitter based and the evidence for that is also there. While some disorders may not be, some are and we can't go to the extreme and say all talk and no meds. For some people meds are FAR more valuable than talk. For some people all the talk in the world and all the CBT can be 100% worthless.
The issue is to find out what works with whom. This can take time. On all sides people are impatient. I'm not sure how you got to parenting with this. At best there might be some triggers in childhood for preexisting predisposition; but most often parenting is a two way street with different children having different temperaments that parents may or may not handle well when there is a serious mismatch between them. Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph. D. Professor, Psychological Sciences University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 [email protected] ________________________________________ From: Joan Warmbold [[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2010 5:42 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] Mediation over talk therapy http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/25/magazine/25Memoir-t.html?scp=2&sq=article%20by%20psychiatrist%20encouraging%20use%20of%20talk%20therapy%20as%20well%20as%20medication&st=cse I found this article quite sad as it is authored by a well regarded psychiatrist and he is just now discovering/appreciating that just maybe he should talk to his clients in addition to providing them medication. Why and how has the biomedical model of psychological disorders taken such a strong grip on treatment? It has strong and vocal proponents, as we are all aware, simply because we are choosing to ignore any and all data that might imply otherwise. However, where is the indisputable scientific foundation that all disorders are biologically brain based? I quite understand the motive behind this perspective as, within the last 20 years,the need to relieve parents of all responsibility has superseded any research to search for the importance of early experience. But how much longer are we psychologists willing to allow ourselves to be partner to political correctness as opposed to looking at the data of the impact of early experience on the development of an infant's brain. This is not a blame game--parents do the best they can and there is no bigger challenge than parenting. In addition, the US government, as opposed to those in Europe, provides little if any support to parents relative to parental leaves and parental visits. Instead of ignoring how important an infants early years are, why don't those of us who specialize in understand human behavior work together to encourage stronger support structures for parents in every way possible. Joan Joan Warmbold Boggs Professor of Psychology Oakton Community College [email protected] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13534.4204dc3a11678c6b1d0be57cfe0a21b0&n=T&l=tips&o=2390 or send a blank email to leave-2390-13534.4204dc3a11678c6b1d0be57cfe0a2...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=2391 or send a blank email to leave-2391-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
