Posted by Larry Hoover on October 26, 2004, at 22:33:22 [reposted on October 27, 2004, at 8:06:21 | original URL]
In reply to Re: On Being Triggered Here, posted by fires on October 26, 2004, at 16:34:45
> > Mania, panic attacks, and so on are sequelae of "perception(s) of the saliency" of beliefs?
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> > ???????
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> > Nothing could be further from the truth, IMHO.
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> > Lar
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> Consider: The best treatments for this are meds.I would like to see an explanation for how it is that medication has any effect on the saliency of beliefs. There is far more to a mood disorder than unrepresentative belief, for example. Mood is a limbic process, not cortical.
> Consider the source: Jay Goldstein, MD, retired.
Argumentum ad Vericundiam, appeal to authority. It's nice to have a decent source for an opinion, but that is itself not support for the argument. The argument itself must still be made.
> Can you state what your educational experiences are? internships? residencies? teaching experiences? clincal attending experiences? lecturing experiences?
I'm an educated scientist, with research and teaching experience. That's all I'll say on the matter.
Suffice it to say, I have confidence in my own counsel.
Lar
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