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I, of course, use that term loosely. Being medicated doesn't necessarily mean taking pills.
However, I think medication (chemically) is necessary for someone who is schizophrenic to function. Not everything can be solved through introspection and whey protein shakes.
Depression is a different matter, and alot of the times things can be traced to an internal source that is self-propelled. But taking pills to sober up a schizo is no different than taking Nyquil if you have a cold, it's something that only serves to benefit and help you function.
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I disagree. Cold is a virus, and something that is well understood. Schizophrenia is not a virus or a communicable disease; in fact, it's something not very well understood at all and under intent study so that it can be understood. Medication dulls the 'resulting effects' of Schizophrenia but as for the explicit cause(es); unknown. All we have at this time are educated guesses and hypotheses, at best.
A far more accurate example would be applying bubblegum to a hot water tank that's leaking because it's corroded. Why has it corroded?... the corrosion being a byproduct of some other 'underlying' condition which is not understood. We didn't always know 'why' rust formed, you know?
We're not going to understand the cause, or know how to prevent the condition without more knowledge.