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Cosmetic Psychiatry: Prescribing for Perfection

February 8th, 2010 Lockup Doc 1 comment

Assume for a minute that you do not have an underlying psychiatric or neurologic condition. You’re healthy. If you could take a pill that would significantly improve your memory, help you to concentrate through great distractions, keep you full of energy even though you’ve slept little, help you to be more social, or keep you from worrying much, would you take it?

That’s really the issue at stake with the concept of cosmetic psychiatry. Is it okay for psychiatry to evolve beyond simply treating disease and relieving suffering to the point where the goal is also enhancement of “normal” functioning? Read more…

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