Posted by garnet71 on March 21, 2009, at 13:49:09
In reply to Premature death is due to medications, posted by linkadge on March 13, 2009, at 21:10:48
For anxiety/panic disorder, I think not getting treatment is very detrimental to ones health. I went for years in that fight or flight state--it really damages your body, and I am concerned about future heart problems from living like that for so long. W/o reading study after study, I guess that for anxiety disorders, the benefit of the meds outweigh the risks.
Jade, In reference to your last post, although I can't speak for anyone else, in my opinion, I don't believe it was meant in a harmful way. I think you may be misdirecting anger at the messenger...shooting the messenger.
This study was a study of studies which focused on bipolar disorder; it mentioned the other studies on other mental illness in context and also in a periphial manner. You are providing your son with great support and as you said, he has excellent care and coping mechanisms. Many people don't have adequate treatment and the study is just one small step toward providing those with better treatment.
There is a lot of good news in that article since it implies that medical centers are integrating mental and physical health. It's about time because treating the body seperate from the mind seems silly, at least to me, when illness of both are clearly interrelated. Holistic on the rise is good news, as well as knowing science is paying more attention.
"The current study uses a comprehensive literature review to quantify the effect of bipolar spectrum disorders on the risk for death.
Study Highlights
Studies examining bipolar spectrum disorders and mortality data were collected from the MEDLINE database. Bipolar spectrum disorders included bipolar disorder, schizoaffective disorder, affective disorder requiring hospitalization or treatment with lithium, affective psychosis, or any combination of these disorders."
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