News Forum - Thai mental health officials want psychiatric drugs listed as essential meds

[Thaiger]

The number of cases of major depressive disorders (MDD) is rising in Thailand, and officials are looking for solutions. The country’s Mental Health Department is looking to push for the inclusion of psychiatric drugs on Thailand’s list of essential medicines.  The department’s director-general said the department will coordinate with the National Health Security office to promote this. The director-general, Dr. Amporn Benjaponpitak, said the department is proactive in working with its network to screen people at risk of MDD. This way, they can access appropriate treatment. Dr. Amporn said that Thailand’s number of MDD cases shot up from 30,247 in […]

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[ExpatPattaya]

9 minutes ago, Thaiger said:

he number of cases of major depressive disorders (MDD) is rising in Thailand, and officials are looking for solutions.

Stress from money worries or relationship worries needs to be dealt with by working, working out, putting your social media device down and getting out and living a life....Not Psychiatric drugs.  

Deal with it, don't mask it with drugs

[Faraday]

1 hour ago, ExpatPattaya said:

Stress from money worries or relationship worries needs to be dealt with by working, working out, putting your social media ce down and getting out and living a life....Not Psychiatric drugs.  

Deal with it, don't mask it with drugs

Somewhat surprised by your comment.

 

This is a simplified version:

Stress affects Dopamine & decreases it. Being a 'feel-good' hormone, if one has less of it, one feels not good.

Psychiatric medication helps with this, a long with addressing the cause of the stress, eating healthily, gentle exercise & rest also contribute to recovery.

Here's a link on the subject which is extremely complex, but might be worthwhile reading.

 

https://www.goodrx.com/classes/dopamine-agonist/what-does-dopamine-do

[ExpatPattaya]

22 hours ago, Faraday said:

Stress affects Dopamine & decreases it. Being a 'feel-good' hormone, if one has less of it, one feels not good.

Yes, and stress can be dealt with by working, and keeping physically active

 

22 hours ago, Faraday said:

Psychiatric medication helps with this,

Am sure medication can help, but possibly not necessary in every case.  Everyone wants quick and easy cures to maladies these days.   Not always the best IMO, takes work and commitment to better yourself

[HolyCowCm]

Might help everyone in P arlia ment on the power grabbing side start to act normal and be human beings. 

[Fanta]

Psychiatric drugs are an essential part of medical treatment for some people so they should be listed as essential drugs.

[Fanta]

1 hour ago, ExpatPattaya said:

Yes, and stress can be dealt with by working, and keeping physically active

Am sure medication can help, but possibly not necessary in every case.  Everyone wants quick and easy cures to maladies these days.   Not always the best IMO, takes work and commitment to better yourself

You have clearly never been majorly depressed. Some people need a chemical boost to help break the cycle of hopelessness so they can get out of bed and get back to living. The school of “Work hard, think happy thoughts, snap out it….” belongs back in the past when the connection between chemical imbalances in the brain and mental health issues were not understood. 

[DoUKnowWhoIAm]

5 minutes ago, Fanta said:

You have clearly never been majorly depressed. Some people need a chemical boost to help break the cycle of hopelessness so they can get out of bed and get back to living. The school of “Work hard, think happy thoughts, snap out it….” belongs back in the past when the connection between chemical imbalances in the brain and mental health issues were not understood. 

Indeed. We should all be thankful that SSRI medication (that really revolutionized depression treatment) is available. Remember, anyone could get a depression.

[ExpatPattaya]

On 9/30/2022 at 1:58 PM, Fanta said:

The school of “Work hard, think happy thoughts, snap out it….” belongs back in the past when the connection between chemical imbalances in the brain and mental health issues were not understood. 

Yet "back in the past" depression was not even a diagnosis until after WW2.  Chemical imbalances just started showing up 50 or 60 years ago then?  The famous rant of Tom Cruise on this subject is pretty meaningful I think.  But of course in our modern world thousands of psychiatrists and drug manufactures would lose their business if people could treat their own "chemical imbalances" without therapy and artificial drugs.  

It is all good, am sure many people have better and more productive lives because of newer treatments involving drugs

[ExpatPattaya]

On 9/30/2022 at 1:58 PM, Fanta said:

You have clearly never been majorly depressed. Some people need a chemical boost to help break the cycle of hopelessness so they can get out of bed and get back to living. The school of “Work hard, think happy thoughts, snap out it….” belongs back in the past when the connection between chemical imbalances in the brain and mental health issues were not understood. 

Interesting article just appeared on my news feed about SSRI's  https://www.yahoo.com/news/psychiatry-professor-taught-students-depression-110000707.html

[palooka]

On 9/30/2022 at 1:30 PM, HolyCowCm said:

power grabbing  

 

On 9/30/2022 at 1:30 PM, HolyCowCm said:

normal and be human beings. 

Solly  - too many conflictions in what you ask.

[HolyCowCm]

On 10/8/2022 at 6:15 PM, palooka said:

Solly  - too many conflictions in what you ask.

Yeah drugs wouldn't do it, it would have to be a full lobotomy.