I think treatment, they get a bad press, and i think what i'd like to say is that by and large, most people respond pretty well. Sure, there are side effects, sometimes very difficult, debilitat inside effects, but we can try and manage those. And i suppose it's also important to say that doctors often deal with chronic, debilitating conditions. Very few people are cured from dibetes, from remitoid arthritis, hypertension. Psychoatry is no different. It's just another branch of medicine. I help people get back to some sort of stability where theyth then engage and start to recover in a more productive way.
What is it like to treat some of the most troubled men and women in society? Dr Ben Cave is a forensic psychiatrist whose 35-year career has been spent helping those with mental health conditions ranging from delusional disorders to schizophrenia, steroid abuse, drug dependency, depression and more. His new book, What We Fear Most, explores what can be learnt from these often misunderstood illnesses, the people who suffer from them and those, like Ben, who treat them. Our host for this episode is Poppy Damon, senior producer for Blanchard House.
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