I'm glad most of you have the common sense to reject medical advice from someone who isn't a doctor.
This next question is perhaps unanswerable; what posesses people who are not medical professionals to give medical advice on topics such as post-partum depression?
2006-08-15 15:29:20 · 4 answers · asked by mollyneville 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Perhaps their desire to help someone else with a problem they themselves have had to deal with. Doctors are great! We should respect them and listen to them, but you don't have to be a doctor to share your personal experience with another. I have found a great deal of help in listening to someone who has "been there done that". Professionals have also been very helpful to me. There is a HUGE difference between the two, and you are right we should be careful to recognize that difference. But, shouldn't we be able to share our own experiences?
2006-08-15 15:38:13 · answer #1 · answered by YahooGuru2u 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ask Tom Cruise
2006-08-15 15:43:17 · answer #2 · answered by hipergirl22 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People who have suffered post-partum depression maybe...? I don't know, it just makes sense to me that someone who has suffered that illness would know a thing or two about what happened to them, what pills they took, therapy sessions, etc, etc. But then again, I'm not a doctor so what do I know?
2006-08-15 15:41:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I give medical advice all the time to friends and family. Stuff that works for me, that I think would help them. I think that Tom Cruise really believes what he says.
2006-08-15 15:34:34 · answer #4 · answered by TheSilence 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋