I can only wholeheartedly agree with this, at least in the practical sense. It's not known to me whether this is the theoretical purpose of psychiatry, but by-and-large, it's definitely how it works out in practice.
> It's not known to me whether this is the theoretical purpose of psychiatry
The fringe of the mental health profession objects to treating people’s symptoms as if they are the problem. The mainstream has standardized on a perverse standard of care, where they precisely “diagnose” patients with one of the meaningless labels contained in the DSM.
The author of 'The Doctor Isn't In' [1] is an older psychiatrist who is not kind to the mainstream practices of his profession. Another piece of his is 'How Psychiatry Lost Its Way' [2].
The fringe of the mental health profession objects to treating people’s symptoms as if they are the problem. The mainstream has standardized on a perverse standard of care, where they precisely “diagnose” patients with one of the meaningless labels contained in the DSM.
The author of 'The Doctor Isn't In' [1] is an older psychiatrist who is not kind to the mainstream practices of his profession. Another piece of his is 'How Psychiatry Lost Its Way' [2].
[1] https://www.commentarymagazine.com/articles/the-doctor-isnt-... [2] https://www.commentarymagazine.com/articles/how-psychiatry-l...