Antipsychotic Disorders: A Case Study

Very detailed post! I agree that the primary issue with Schizophrenia and many other disorders is the lack of etiology. Discovering this alone could change the way individuals are treated and as well stigmatized; But, as it stands the current issue is the over usage of antipsychotics and the lack of sufficient treatment. In Whitaker (2015) podcast he pointed out the flaws of antipsychotics suggesting that if antipsychotics were indeed effective society would see a decrease in diagnosis; furthermore, as you pointed out from Whitaker podcast the fact that long-term use of antipsychotics may induce deterioration. As I shared in my post, I have personally witnessed this. I as well have observed patients being excessively medicated, which I have
found to be due to the disconnect between psychiatrist, nurses and the patients.
Overall, I agree with your post and the supporting evidence you provided. Your statement regarding the lack of information surrounding the brain is true because a biomarker for schizophrenia has yet to be discovered. As seen millions of dollars have been allocated towards research, but in return, there has been a lack of supporting evidence. In fact, regarding the gene studies, Leo (2016) stated, “decades of research have confirmed that the influence of genetics on psychiatric conditions is relatively minor and that those earlier studies misjudged heritability estimates. So, like you, I questioned the validity of further claims such as “everybody carries the schizophrenia gene” which I believe is ridiculous as I explained in my post. Great post as usual.