Does Your Doctor Practice Psychotic Medicine?

In the field of behavioral science, it is considered a form of psychotic behavior when a person repeatedly acts in the same manner while expecting a different result. This conduct can be readily observed in toady's practice of medicine.

'Psychotic' medicine, that all too familiar brand of mindless prescribing of drugs that too many patients consume equally mindlessly. Psychotic medicine, that "science" that endangers so many innocent and trusting lives and results in a society getting progressively sicker and more de-vitalized. Psychotic medicine is a practice in which there is no critical thought, no self-analysis, no room for independent thought, and no accountability. Psychotic medicine appears to be controlled and manipulated by a pharmaceutical industry whose singular and only motive is profit.

Modern medicine is frequently guilty of this type of behavior. For example, I had a young pre-teen in my office not long ago who was scheduled for her eleventh set of 'ear tubes'. Yes, that is not a typo. I mean 11! And, you know that several rounds of antibiotics preceded each of these tympanic drain implantations. I consider the professional judgment in her case to be reprehensible, irresponsible and inexcusable. Never a thought was given to what other outcome could be expected given a different approach. Never a mention was given to other ways in which this girl could avoid these ongoing ear infections. Was she once counseled as to factors of diet, lifestyle or hygiene that might help her avoid these endless ear infections? No, not once. This ENT specialist merely filed her chart after each visit and waited until the inevitable next visit during which his "expertise" could be called upon to do it all again. More tubes, more antibiotics, as if ear infections were preordained and inevitable.

Another example. I have an acquaintance who announced to me recently that he was scheduled to have his prostate gland removed the following week. I was shocked at his level of complacent acceptance of this highly invasive procedure. He seemed oblivious to the consequences that would result from this radical a surgical procedure. I asked if he was not concerned about the permanent loss of sexual potency that follows or the prospect of wearing diapers. He seemed, contrary to being concerned, to be perceiving this operation as a badge of honour. He explained rather proudly that he had suffered through 5 years of prostatic infections and endless rounds of antibiotics and was now being told that he had no choice, that surgery was inevitable, as his prostate had turned malignant. I felt like telling him to give his head a shake!

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