Posted by SLS on December 1, 2001, at 10:03:06
In reply to PFEIFFER INSTITUTE FOR CORRECTING DEPRESSION, posted by angel1 on December 1, 2001, at 5:31:29
> HI, TO WHO EVERY READS THIS,
>
> I AM VERY CURIOUS ABOUT THE PFEIFFER INSTITUTE. THEY
> CLAIM TO BE ABLE TO CORRECT MENTAL DISORDERS BY
> CORRECTING ANY BIOCHEMICAL IMBALANCE A PERSON MIGHT
> HAVE. THEY DO THIS BY TAKING BLOOD, URINE AND OTHER
> SAMPLES AND DETERMINING WHAT DEFICIENCIES A PERSON HAS.
> FOR EXAMPLE, THEY SAY A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH DEPRESSION
> NEED EXTRA VITAMIN B6 AND ZINC. THIS IS ONLY AN EXAMPLE. ANYWAY, IF INTERESTED PLEASE CHECK IT OUT AT
> WWW.HRIPTC.ORG. I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE LOTS OF
> OTHER OPINIONS ABOUT THIS. DO YOU THINK IT'S QUACKERY? THEY ARE LOCATED IN NAPERVILLE, IL
Hi Angel.If I'm not mistaken, Pfeiffer calls what he does "orthomolecular psychiatry". He's been around for years. I am not one to exclude any treatment alternative from consideration, but I would not place it at the top of my list. I don't think it would do any harm, though. Perhaps you'll find some benefit from balancing electrolytes - magnesium vs calcium. Have you failed to respond to numerous treatments? Is your depression severe and reliably diagnosed?
I really haven't researched Pfeiffer's stuff well enough to call him a quack. You never know!
- Scott
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