does scientology believe in medical treatment?
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A Scientology spokesperson told CBS News the church doesn't get involved in medical decisions. The statement says, "Scientologists seek conventional medical treatment for medical conditions. Scientologists use prescription drugs when physically ill." But skeptics point to the writings of the church founder.
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Doctors sometimes treat prostate cancer that has not spread with radiotherapy and hormone therapy. Doctors know that radiotherapy can affect the normal cells of the immune system.
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Among the basic tenets of Scientology are the beliefs that human beings are immortal, that a person's life experience transcends a single lifetime, and that human beings possess infinite capabilities. Scientology presents two major divisions of the mind.
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Child psychiatrists, once licensed, are given privileges to prescribe medications as well as do therapy. In addition, they may order lab tests (such as blood or urine tests) as well as diagnostic studies (an MRI of the brain, or EEG, for example) as part of the diagnostic work-up.
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It is not certain whether 5-HTP is effective in treating any medical condition. Medicinal use of this product has not been approved by the FDA. This medicine should not be used in place of medication prescribed for you by your doctor. 5-HTP is often sold as an herbal supplement.
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An enduring power of attorney (medical treatment) is a legal document where you (the donor) appoint someone (the agent) to make medical treatment decisions for you - like agreeing to medication or surgery. ... Your agent's decisions have the same legal force as if you had made them yourself.
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Past life regression is widely rejected as a psychiatric treatment by clinical psychiatrists and psychologists. A 2006 survey found that a majority of a sample of doctoral level mental health professionals rated "Past Lives" therapy as "certainly discredited" as a treatment for mental or behavioral disorders.
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A treatment improves a condition and improves the patient's quality of life, while a cure would completely remove the disease from the patient.
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Unfortunately, there is no magical cure for RAD. Because it is an acquired disorder and occurs during critical periods of brain development, there is no medication or medical treatment that can “cure” the illness or reduce the symptoms. However, children with RAD often have additional psychiatric problems.
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Osteopathic physicians, also trained in the use of drugs and surgery, believe strongly in the self-regulating, self-healing, and self-repairing ability of the body. DOs are more likely to promote the body's own ability to heal itself through means as safe, non-intrusive and with a few side effects as possible.
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The Church of Scientology claims that their belief system is different from Christianity because it is based “solely on reason” and that its members “possess a practical system of ethics and justice.” The church likewise claims that “anything religious teachers said or Buddha promised, even the visions of Christianity, ...
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Only the psychiatrist is a medical doctor (M.D. or D.O.) who can order medical tests and prescribe medication in addition to being able to provide psychotherapy. Others who care for people with mental illness undergo different types of training whose length and fields of study differ.
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Legally no. They aren't permitted to provide prescriptions or a diagnosis to a human. That doesn't mean that they don't know what might be going on with you though. Veterinarians learn about and treat almost everything in the body.
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God may indeed exist and prayer may indeed heal; however, it appears that, for important theological and scientific reasons, randomized controlled studies cannot be applied to the study of the efficacy of prayer in healing. In fact, no form of scientific enquiry presently available can suitably address the subject.
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Most people have a combination of surgery and chemotherapy. The aim of treatment is to cure the cancer, if possible. If the cancer is too advanced to be cured, treatment aims to relieve symptoms and control the cancer for as long as possible.
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Scientology is described as "a religion to help people use scientific approaches to self-actualize their full potential." Believers reach their full potential "when they understand themselves in their true relationship to the physical universe and the Supreme Being. " There have been many scholarly studies of ...
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The purpose of most therapies is to heal, or alleviate, symptoms of a concerning issue or condition. Medical professions create treatment plans that outline the professional's approach and interventions used to achieve a certain goal.