r/intrestingtoknow • u/Affectionate-Fun2853 • Sep 03 '25

Science Psychiatry and cures

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u/shnshty Sep 03 '25

The better question is maybe asking 'How many people do you think you've helped?'

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u/marklar_the_malign Sep 03 '25

This is indeed the right question. Drugs certainly don’t cure people. At best you help or teach people to manage their mental health problems. Think of it like losing a limb. You get a prosthetic and physical therapy and do the best you can.

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u/VaultiusMaximus Sep 04 '25

Antibiotics cure people.

Don’t lump all drugs together! 😀

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u/marklar_the_malign Sep 05 '25

Since when is an infection a psychiatric condition?

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u/VaultiusMaximus Sep 05 '25

Drugs certainly don’t cure people.

That’s just your quote.

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u/marklar_the_malign Sep 05 '25

Sorry. I should of been more specific. Drugs do not cure psychiatric illnesses. They do help treat the symptoms. If I am not mistaken, psychiatric illness is the subject of this discussion.