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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. ___ )_|_) Eli Naeher - enaeher@emma.troy.ny.us )__|__) "The denunciation of the young is a necessary part of the )___|___) hygiene of older people, and greatly assists the circulation \-,__|_,---/ of the blood." \________/ --Logan Pearsall Smith