I never said it made the symptoms or suffering less real. But it does explain why insurance (governmental or private) might be reluctant to pay for non-psychiatric interventions.
For instance if you believed that some people could read your thoughts unless you wore a lead helmet you might expect insurance to pay for anti-psychotics, but not necessarily a lead helmet.
Is this the right approach the right one I'm not sure, but I understand why large organizations are reluctant to treat psychiatric diseases that way.
For a counter example search for hair dryer incident on this blog post.
For instance if you believed that some people could read your thoughts unless you wore a lead helmet you might expect insurance to pay for anti-psychotics, but not necessarily a lead helmet.
Is this the right approach the right one I'm not sure, but I understand why large organizations are reluctant to treat psychiatric diseases that way.
For a counter example search for hair dryer incident on this blog post.
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