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Originally Posted by DrPhil
I'm just noticing this. I come from the racism-as-structure school of thought. The notion of racism as structure contradicts this psychoanalytical stuff because the latter is curable through therapy and is about individual behavior.
...unless you're arguing that there is a potential interaction between addictions and behavior disorders and the racist structure. That has been found in the literature regarding individual-level behaviors. But we're talking about the racist structure which doesn't require an individual-level pathology for it to operate and for ALL of us to reinforce it. However, "pathological society" has been used in the literature to characterize a society with structural inequalities.
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Cure is an inappropriate term with mental health conditions. Maybe oneday when scientists have a better understanding of behavioral genetics, but, cure is not what therapists or psychiatrist do. At best with healthcare being as it is, they treat for the condition as a manageable condition.
That is the real-time quality of care that they do now. I am sure more GC Doctors could speak on that.
So this differs what Social Scientist might think. But this is what the genetic and biological research is showing scientists now... Oh well... Whatever...