When it comes to drugs are still many who think that hurt no matter what, that alter the personality or that in fact their is just a placebo effect. But is it really so? Discover 8 cliches about drugs before you consider them always deleterious
1. Even without psychotherapy
Fake. In 90% of cases the use of psychotropic drugs needs to be integrated within a care pathway including psychotherapy.
2. Alter the personality
False even though many people believe. Psychotropic drugs Act on symptoms of the disorder, and for this reason alone seem to alter the character.
3. It's just placebo
Fake. It is often easier to make known the news of a possible "failure" of the drug, rather than the big successes, proven, modern formulas.
4. If the problem is not the past serve
Fake. The Drugs Act so as to affect, in any case, the functioning of the brain. Although the current disorder is caused by negative experiences of the past, they can still influence the way of dealing with the present and the future.
5. You don't know how to act
Fake. The mechanism of their functioning is tested in the laboratory: what may vary is the effect that it has on symptoms.
6. Are addictive
Psychotropic drugs used correctly and under control of the specialist psychiatrist don't give addiction problems. Potentially dangerous medications in this sense are benzodiazepines, namely the common anxiety or induced sleep. The specialist knows the potential risks and may refer the patient to their correct use and limited in time.
7. Do wrong
Fake. If you are hired as a physician and under control do not cause damage to the body, except in specific cases of intolerance or interaction with other drugs.
8. Have side effects
You can think anything you don't have? Also driving the car, cross the street, eating certain foods may have. Evaluating the costs and benefits you will understand that it is more important to effectively treat a psychological disorder.