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Aeglaeciayesterday at 12:45 AM2 repliesview on HN

and people wonder why i call psychiatrists legal drug dealers - what incentive does a psychiatrist have to fix someone , when they could make 10x more money keeping that person dependant forever


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tsoukaseyesterday at 8:24 AM

Any psychotherapist, and mainly psychiatrists, tries to create a heavy dependence to their patents, not so chemical but behavioral and psychological, which they call patient bonding. They don't want to instruct the patient and make them independent. It's shown that this causes a consistent improvement and simultaneously establishes their dominance long-term.

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azan_yesterday at 1:05 AM

If we had effective treatment, then psychiatrists that are effective would quickly displace ones that keep you hooked on non-effective ones.

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