In article <Pine.SUN.3.91.960519185748.8687H-100000 at garcia.efn.org>, Support Coalition - David Oaks <dendron at efn.org> writes:
|> 1. Forcing neuroleptic drugs is common, both inside institutions
|> and on an outpatient basis, in the USA and internationally.
|>|> 2. Long-term administration of these drugs (Prolixin, Haldol, etc.)
|> can cause deleterious brain changes which can be seen from
|> post-mortem and animal studies, by neuroscientists.
What are you suggesting we should replace neuroleptic treatment with?
Should we go back to forced ice water immersions and strapping people to their
beds? Or should we just leave schizophrenics untreated?
|> 5. To publicize this, we held a tongue-in-cheek (but effective)
|> "BRAIN BOYCOTT," encouraging people to contact McLean's
|> "brain bank" (1-800-BRAIN-BANK). Researcher Jill Taylor there
|> has seen dendritic spreading attributed to a rebound against
|> neuroleptic drugging, but refuses to call this brain "change"
|> a potential problem.
What exactly is 'dendritic spreading'? Do you know the meaning or significance
of this phrase? Or is it a recently invented 'scare phrase'?
Schizophrenia is due to a brain 'change'. Your thoughts are due to brain
'changes'. Do you acknowledge your thoughts as potential problems?
Paul
