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Owen Scott Muir · Said 15 Feb 2023 · owen-0313

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“Lithium data says: treating symptoms is the wrong approach, it always has been, and it always will be, because people's lives aren't about symptoms.”
· Does Lithium Prevent Suicide in Bipolar Disorder? An Existential Guide. · substack post

In the section arguing that lithium cuts suicide deaths without treating bipolar depression well, the author claims that symptom-focused psychiatry is the wrong approach and always will be.

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