"Lanky manic depressives will take much longer to improve than the plump ones, and also have a lower resistance to the stresses and strain of life, after recovery. in good health also the same rule applies- a lanky, highly intellectual but poorly physically developed subject is more prone to breaking down under stress than an average built or even a fat subject would" (psychiatry for medical under graduates by Roshen Master, page 66)
2007-07-25 09:43:41 · 2 answers · asked by geyamala 7 in Health ➔ Mental Health
It sounds like he was applying some notion of body types, such as ectomorph, mesomorph, and endomorph. I think that few scientists believe that body type has anything to do with a course of treatment except how physical health relates to health mentally and physically in general. People who are not physically fit and have a lot of medical problems probably develop certain psychological problems as well, but a lot of it has to do with your attitude toward life. Correlations do not allow anyone to draw conclusions about individual cases, anyway. Sometimes there are many associations to similar variables that should be checked out in treatment, however.
2007-07-25 13:17:05 · answer #1 · answered by cavassi 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I'd have to call that total BS
2007-07-25 16:53:08 · answer #2 · answered by Sabine É 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋