Talking Alternatives
SO WHAT ARE SOME OPTIONS?
You should first reject any diagnosis of a "mental disorder" based on the DSM or ICD. It is the diagnoses, the label that stigmatises the patient, not the mental condition. There is no test or any physical means to scientifically substantiate any diagnoses in these manuals.
You can ask any psychiatrist or doctor what causes mental illness and they will tell you the same thing – no one knows exactly. The most common explanation for mental disorders is a ''chemical imbalance'' in the brain, but this is an unproven theory.
What is known and proven is that nutrients, such as zinc, vitamin B6 and B12, are the building blocks that a person needs to make the right amounts of important chemicals such as neurotransmitters and it makes sense that a lack of these nutrients could cause a person to not feel mentally healthy.
For any adult and especially a child diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder they should receive a thorough physical examination by a competent medical practitioner or qualified nutritionist to first determine what nutrients they are deficient in or what underlying physical condition is causing the manifestation or symptom, including, but not limited to testing for:
- lead poisoning
- thyroid or hormonal conditions
- early-onset diabetes
- heart disease
- worms
- viral or bacterial infections
- malnutrition
- head injuries or tumors
- allergies
- vitamin and/or mineral deficiencies
- mercury exposure
- gases, cleaning fluids, scents and other chemicals
- eye or ear trouble
- pesticide exposure causing nervousness, irritability, memory problems and depression.
