http://www.bonkersinstitute.org/medshow/9poison.html
Paranoia!
What’s the best way to treat a patient who thinks you are lying, tricking, or drugging him? Lie and trick your way into drugging him!
This Stelazine ad suggests doctors “disguise the concentrate in liquids or solid foods.” This is suggested even if one just suspects a drug evader.
Where is the trust here? If part of the treatment is talk therapy, there is an expectation that, of all the suspicious people in the world, this doctor is one who is there for you. He needs to prove that your fears are exaggerated.
But trust goes both ways. Whether the treatment is voluntary or ordered, these doctors must live by a code of ethics. If a patient doesn’t understand his treatment, he can’t appreciate his own role in it. And what about the side effects? The patient has the right to know what side effects may result. The doctors can't expect they will see any that may present. And, I'm no schizophrenic, but if I started experiencing rash, blurred vision, dizziness and extrapyramidal symptoms, I might suspect I am being poisoned too.
Furthermore, what happens when the treatment works? Does the patient think he accomplished this on his own? How do you convince him to continue treatment without telling him he has been on it the whole time?
Finally, what message does this send for the public, especially those close to the patient? If the respected professional can’t grant your loved one the courtesy and respect of the truth, well, it’s okay for you to lie and patronize him as well. And if he is to continue treatment on an outpatient basis, don’t tell him you are giving him drugs! Distract him with a toy while the dog slips his pill into a treat. Good boy.
We're treating them like we treat he dogs--hide the pill. Wow. Mental hospitals in the 60's.
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