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From: jin@hropus.UUCP (Jear Bear)
Newsgroups: net.suicide
Subject: Re: don't trust campus med services
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Date: Sun, 9-Mar-86 02:15:57 EST
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I disagree vehamently (sp) with your views both on studen health
services and on lithium.  U of Cincinnati (my alma parentis) had
(over 10 years ago) a top notch heath and mental health service.
I have never gotten the level of care (personal and professional)
that was given there anywhere else.  Perhaps a strong med school and
clinical psych program helps.

A few months ago a friend who had stopped taking Lithium AMA
(against medical advice) became *severly* depressed and attempted
suicide.  She did not succeed (no discussion of methods for now)
and resumed Lithium Carbonate soon after with rapid disappearing of
her depression and agitation.  Yes, Lithium is dangerous and
inconvenient (frequent blood tests).  It's probably also expensive
but it is indicated very specifically for bipolar depressions
(not your garden variety dysthemias, psychotic depressions and the like).
Bipolar (or manic/depressive) disorders are quite rare.  Enough of
Psychopathology 701.
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			Jerry Natowitz
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			The Master Baker