Comments on: 10 Mind-Boggling Psychiatric Treatments.

By: magmatoad

magmatoad — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:14:58 +0000

I can confirm that this still happens today in the U.S. And mental illness is now a genetic trait that you can get tested for supposedly. I think this is genocide.

By: no_way

no_way — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:10:38 +0000

I don't believe this. Is this backed up and proven? I just don't believe people would do this to other people in the form of treatment. Has anyone here validated this? What's that guy doing with the little hammer in under Lobotomy picture? This is really disgusting actually. I mean, I can understand trial and error but come one... I just have a hard time believing that legally any of this would be allowed. ...drilling into someone's head? wtf! Is any of this done today?

By: travel

travel — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:25:12 +0000

It was once quoted to me by a wise man that he would rather go to a witch doctor rather than a psychiatrist
as the witch doctor would never say that he was a "scientist" or be "scientific" in nature and approach
This article is a testament and proof to that
It is among the biggest hoaxes of our so called modern society that we hold this community in such awe when for the most part they are doing little except what your drunken uncle or neighborhood barber used to do
Those med students who have their nose in the books for years , never traveled or lived are now telling sick people how to run their lives lol lots of luck

By: emoticon

emoticon — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:45:04 +0000

Did this author write this article in AIM? The eighth listing has a smiley face with sun glasses..be careful where you type "8)" because it will can be the end of your career.

By: Bernard Ramsey

Bernard Ramsey — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:49:49 +0000

Awesome writeup. We cover most of these in both Historical Psychology and Intro to Psychology. Don't forget about the early water float test

By: dstin

dstin — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:06:15 +0000

@Stratoblogster & Kenny - you two reek of clams, enjoy your engrams

@epilptic - I'm sorry that happened to you, but the reason for said evidence is because of trials like that, unfortunately you were the loser for everyone elses sake

By: James Woods

James Woods — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:37:42 +0000

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By: daniel horton

daniel horton — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:30:05 +0000

Trepanation had little to do with demons by the time it's practice had reached the peak of it's popularity. The procedure has more to do with balancing fluid levels in the body that were altered when humans went upright. It's about the relief of pressure, not demons. Just thought you should know that there was at least a bit of science behind it.

By: Joe | A New Band A Day

Joe | A New Band A Day — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:46:43 +0000

I would KILL for a 'Lobotomobile'! That knocks both the Popemobile and Batmobile into a cocked hat. A hat, I tell you! Great article, thanks a lot.

Joe - http://www.anewbandaday.com

By: Dirty3rd

Dirty3rd — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:56:22 +0000

Great list. And now I know the origin of mesmerizing.

By: Lorianne

Lorianne — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:51:57 +0000

"From what I’ve read, Dr Walter Freeman helped a lot of people live better lives. It might seem a strange form of surgery- having an ice-pick or similar knocked into your brain and then moved around to destroy all the malfunctioning parts, but it did help many people."

Gosh, Mengele would have LOVED you!

By: PrinceGaz

PrinceGaz — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 05:50:36 +0000

From what I've read, Dr Walter Freeman helped a lot of people live better lives. It might seem a strange form of surgery- having an ice-pick or similar knocked into your brain and then moved around to destroy all the malfunctioning parts, but it did help many people.

Drugs companies, along with movies like One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest, led to it going out of fashion. In an ideal world, lobotomies would still be considered an option to treat mental disorders in the long-term, along with shorter-term drug therapies.

There are a lot of people allowed out onto the streets today in Britain under "care in the community", who I'm sure would be much less likely to be problematic if they'd received a lobotomy first.

By: Theresa L.

Theresa L. — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 15:38:21 +0000

Psychologists like Freeman are occult leaders wanting people to be like themselves .and can't understand anyone else .Its interesting how these doctors think everyone should be like them .and can't understand human emotion and count it as abnormal.Freeman and other alike playing god .basically saying God made man wrong.Its the blind leading the blind.The Suffering are forgotten in institutions because they are garded by the unsympathetic .taking praises for themselves of how important they are .And others misguided away from them. The cries of thier soul and thier voices never to be heard.counted as those who failed in life.And the stupor to forever remain in rule the leaders of a systematic system of economy and self power.Psychology the religion of satan.taking the observation of peoples weaknesses which we all obtain .And according to the Daiagnostic Statistics maual ..We are all mentally ill.and the rest in their own stupor of grandiosity.Who of thier own exspression of thier own evil spirit claim to be perfect.Yet they can't feel ..and yet they think they have charachter.Laws have changed ..But they are the same minds.Now they have labotomies in a pill.and pain and suffering and tears are so alien to them. they are our oppressors.The ones who gave pain in the first place.

By: Epileptic

Epileptic — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 16:57:45 +0000

Hey, Fluff-
I can tell you right now, from unfortunate first-hand experience, that the psychiatric profession still does NOT know everything they need to about treating mental illness with medications. Case in point: 10 years ago, I was treated for suicidal depression with two meds, both of which had a remote danger of causing seizures. One was an old med, one was brand new...I'm sure they couldn't wait to try it out. The combination of the 2 meds caused seizures that didn't quit when the meds were stopped. I was told that the combination had probably "permanently lowered my seizure threshold", and diagnosed with adult-onset epilepsy that has yet to be controlled. Now, there's a warning to the medical community to not give those two meds together. Gosh, if only they had known that BEFORE trying the combo out on me (and possibly others)!
Mental illness would no longer exist if the medical community truly knew everything they need to know about the chemistry of brain functioning/disfunctioning.
Interestly enough, I haven't had any episodes of true depression since the seizures started and I had suffered my entire life with the problem.

By: pipp3355

pipp3355 — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 02:05:40 +0000

brilliant, very interesting read given that i just graduated from a degree in psychology.. thanks very much!

By: fluff

fluff — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 15:34:36 +0000

"....Moden psychiatrists admit they have no idea how a patient will react to their drugs and that they have to change their drug or dosage to modify their patientâ€™s behavior...."

Sorry, but that is absolute nonsense. Nowadays we have HUGE amounts of knowledge about the drugs we use. And they are highly specific and extremely effective (in a positive way) in most of the cases. Lets take the treatment of depression for instance. Go and read up a little on how this condition can be cured in a lot of cases by the means of drugs. And this is because we KNOW about the metabolic misbalance that is causing most forms of depressions.

The reason why lots of people think those drugs are bad is because you have the misfortune of having a terrible healthcare system in the US. Of course it's bad if you prescribe prozac to a hyperactive child instead of taking his tv away. It's just a matter of how much responsibility you are willing to take...

By: Bad Cat!

Bad Cat! — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 18:52:26 +0000

"So when he heard about a monkey whose violent, feces-throwing urges had been curbed by cute to the frontal lobe..." So it looks like those "Hang in There" kitten posters are good for you after all!

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 17:01:24 +0000

You might be interested in knowing that Dr Henry Heimlich (of the somewhat discredited 'maneuver') actually proposes malaria treatment for AIDS.

... and you can read about its 'discreditation' here ...

http://medfraud.info/

By: Jenna

Jenna — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 11:19:50 +0000

I'm surprised that the entry for hysteria just talks about ancient treatments and doesn't look at "hysteria" in more recent eras. In the Victorian era, "hysteria" was not just a catch-all term for mental illness, but also a diagnosis for women who did strange things other than raising children and running the household, like pursuing the arts, social activism, or enjoying sex. Among treatments were "rest therapy" (an excellent piece is "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, showing just how mind-numbing that was), therapeutic orgasms, and clitoridectomy. Of course, none of the treatments really addressed any of the issues, but basically made a medical reason for men to keep women in the private sphere.

By: Kenny

Kenny — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 09:44:47 +0000

And not surprisingly, this 'science' hasn't advanced one bit in 200 years. Nowadays psychiatrists bring about a chemical induced coma with all the drugs they push - it's a lot quieter and not as dramatic, but still produces the same results.

Moden psychiatrists admit they have no idea how a patient will react to their drugs and that they have to change their drug or dosage to modify their patient's behavior.

And as for the basis of all this drugging: chemical imballance, there are no lab tests or scientific data to show any such imballance.

And on top of all that these drugs have suicidal and homocidal side effects which have resulted in school shootings and other related random homicides and suicides.

What a scam...

By: Stratoblogster

Stratoblogster — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 08:53:36 +0000

Yeah, this wonderful profession and the pharmaceutical industry are doing their very best to drive the human race insane. Where would we be without them? Wish I knew...