Re: Define mental illness?
From: | Eli Naeher <enaeher@...> |
Date: | Tuesday, May 18, 1999, 16:01 |
On Tue, 18 May 1999, Joshua Shinavier wrote:
> The Main Point:
> Mental illness is a bodily condition, not a personality problem. It may
This is somewhat of a false dichotomy--at least, if one is a psychological
naturalist. Example: some types of depression can be caused by low levels
of seratonin. This can occur for any number of purely physiological
reasons; however, seratonin levels also decrease when external events
provoke sadness. Either one of these, or a combination of both, can cause
similar conditions in the brain. How then is it meaningful to call one
physiological and one emotional?
Of course, if one believes in a seperate mind/soul/whatever than your
argument is more valid.
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