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I have zero doubt we will look back at the current medication pushing for "results" in the future, as we do at the physical implementations of the past.

AFAIK, we are pretty unsure how many medications actually work in the mental health field instead only seeing if they return 'results' similar to what we are originally aiming for.

A surprising amount of medication sheets say things like, “the mechanism of action for this drug is not understood”.

I'd take subscription to irreversible damage any day of the week, to be honest. At least you can stop taking Thorazine and return to your self.

That's not entirely clear. Psychopharmacology changes the brain long term.

Yeah, apparently stimulants for adhd also make some permanent changes to personality, generally in the direction desired by those choosing to take them. The question brought up is if now as then, the pressures of society bias that choice to coerce confirmity.

A solid datapoint suggesting distrust of things medical. By no means the only one. Inane practices come in arrogant packages.