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My reason for posting about this article is not because the article is fantastically good (it isn't), but because the comments in reply to it are astonishing. (Could someone tell me what an MW is, please? Somehow I don't think it is a megawatt!) Edit : The article isn't awful either, so do read...

Thanks for the link, @Indigophoton , I found it interesting. The related coverage articles at the bottom of the article are also worth reading if anyone is particularly interested in this subject.

My doubts about the treatment of mental health problems are because I don't think doctors do a thorough job in checking for physical health issues that could be causing the mental health problems, before they label the patient, dose them up to the eyeballs on something to keep them quiet, and...

I usually take one just before I go to bed. If my lungs are particularly bunged up I might add a second dose in the early afternoon, but I never do that for more than a few days because I find it dries my lungs out too much.

If the electric current applied to a patient's head has the effect of making the feet twitch (as mentioned in the original article), then the current must be going through nerves in the pelvis and then into the legs to have that effect. It seems unlikely to me that such a current would...

From the link in the original post in the thread : My emphasis. What kind of barbarian gives ECT to a fetus? The idea makes me want to vomit!

I've had minor electric shocks before (from fences around fields to keep farm animals in). I remember how unpleasant it was. Nothing will convince me that passing an electric current through the brain is a) good for the brain) and b) doesn't cause long term damage. It simply makes no sense to me...

I wonder when it will become compulsory for those with depression?

I would assume that any "consultation" with a robot was being recorded, and I would be worried about who was listening to it. If I speak to a human therapist at least I have a real person to liaise with. But with a robot? I wouldn't trust anyone to tell me the truth about who has access to the...

I forgot to mention that being "Tired All The Time", which is referred to by its initials (TATT) in the UK, is the commonest single reason for seeing a GP that there is, as far as I'm aware. Here's what the patient.info site has to say, for what it's worth ...

I agree that there are different types of tiredness, fatigue, or exhaustion. As well as frequently being iron deficient I also had untreated hypothyroidism for most of my life, and the way these two conditions affect me isn't the same. I've never been diagnosed with ME or CFS, so whether I even...

Yes. I've suffered from iron deficiency or iron-deficiency anaemia frequently throughout my life, so I've presented with fatigue/tiredness quite often. I've now discovered that I can get iron tests done privately (Edit : without involving a doctor), and I can buy prescription-strength iron pills...

/sarcasm on I have wondered what will happen to the suicide rate and average life expectancy in the coming years. Losing tens of thousands of the chronically ill to suicide will cut costs wonderfully. And, of course, anyone who commits suicide was clearly mentally ill, so the medical profession...

If doctors have given a patient a psychogenic diagnosis for a particular set of symptoms, I am completely in the dark about how a patient gets that diagnosis overturned. Based on the stuff I've read about MUS and its various euphemisms there is no way it can be done. There are no procedures...

You can get more info from these links : https://www.gov.uk/goods-sent-from-abroad https://personal.help.royalmail.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/7208/~/help-with-customs-fees I believe you can pay any Fees due online, and then arrange for delivery after payment. I doubt that people are forced...

Are you in the UK? If you are then I have bad news. :( Buying something from abroad (outside the EU) that costs over £15 will attract a demand for VAT (20% of the declared cost of the product and the postage) and a delivery charge which depends on who delivers it. You might be lucky - customs...

I found that article incredibly interesting, @Snow Leopard , thanks for posting it. I loved the poem at the bottom, too :

Having just read the paper, what I would like to know (and the paper didn't cover it) is what patients are supposed to do if they think they are being fobbed off as a mental case, when the physical problems they have are severe. If a patient thinks that they are classified as having an MUS...

Just found the full article, which I guess could vanish at any time : http://sci-hub.tw/10.1080/15265161.2018.1445312

What does SH stand for? Edit : Just worked it out - Sci-Hub.