[What I wrote above] is a comment on a submission, not a thesis.

> Studies are done precisely to remove fallacious logic and isolate variables.

Studies could be done to isolate variables, but the standard of care is to 'diagnose' and 'treat'. The sealed court papers in my possession, and my friend's public guardianship court record, is a case study in 'make believe medicine'.

My experience is that allopathic psychiatry is a fallacy. I was more comprehensive in my Mad In America essay (link above)

All patients are harmed by the modern mental health industry's allopathic standard of care, yet it persists. Why is that?

[edit] just finished the article. The conclusion is reasonable:

> After nearly 50 years studying mental illness and following these trends, what hope can you offer us?

> Hope, in my opinion, is not yet in sight. Before we get there, we need to take a few steps.

> First, I think psychiatry has to be more honest about its limitations and not treat biology as the primary cause and recognize the social dimension of mental illness. It needs to stop chasing magic bullets. [...]

So close, so close... "social dimensions" have "biological" implications. IMO 'hope' is in sight, we just have to deal with the businesses that make a business of palliative mental health 'care'.