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Blog » High Suicide Rates in Korea
High Suicide Rates in Korea
This is a stunning article about the high suicide rates in Korea: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/07/world/asia/07iht-psych07.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=korea%20suicide&st=cse. I think this shows pretty clearly that mental illness isn't managed best with just drug therapy. People need to incorporate behavioral changes in order to reach any kind of sustained health. ECT or medication might bring someone out of a severe depression, but what caused the depression in the first place? Genetics probably, but it's not just genetics alone. Genetics set off by the stress of the environment - now that makes sense.
Seems to me that people who are genetically predisposed have a couple of options: change the environment OR change one's reaction to the environment. Finding the right medication or procedure definitely helps, but it is not a cure all. Management of mental health is an ongoing process. All health is, isn't it?
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