Posted by Dr. Bob on January 16, 2008, at 21:52:39
In reply to Re: New: Board Neurotransmitters » Dr. Bob, posted by SLS on January 16, 2008, at 5:54:44
> I think separating the "Medication" into simple versus complex drug regimes is both arbitrary and clinically irrelevant. In fact, I would guess that there would be fewer novel ideas synthesized aimed at getting people well if psychopharmacological ideas could not be shared in one place.
It's arbitrary, that's true. But plenty of novel ideas could be generated at Neurotransmitters.
> I haven't done a study, but it seems to me that the majority of people on the Psycho-Babble "Medication" board are treatment resistant. This will most likely indicate combination therapy. Besides not understanding the technical verbiage to appear on the "Neurotransmitter" board - which is really a combination treatment board - a treatment-resistant person new to the study of their own illness might be unable to look for clinical information would benefit them.
People who aren't treatment-resistant go online to look for information, too. And posts on Neurotransmitters don't have to have a lot of technical verbiage.
> How do you foster continuity of threads involving therapeutics if its definition is determined by how many drugs one takes?
I'm not sure. But it's come up already.
> I think it is counterproductive to separate out posts such that people can no longer easily follow another's treatment history because the number of drugs they try constantly causes them to flip from one board or another.
That's another good point.
> The separation in theme that is currently being practiced with the appearance of the new "Neurotransmitter" board has the potential to deter education and mutual support.
It does, but the previous system did, too.
Bob
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