Neil T. AndersonFreedom in Christ Ministries · Pastor

Medicine & Doctors Help, But We Need More - An Interview Snippet w/Dr.Anderson on Suicide Prevention

15 Nov 2020 · 1 min

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A short interview excerpt (spoken) in which the speaker argues that many medical complaints are psychosomatic, that brief doctor visits often default to prescribing medication for depression, and that the church must take a role in addressing spiritual and emotional problems as part of suicide prevention and care.

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You know, I love doctors, but every doctor will tell you that most of their people are sick for psychosomatic reasons. I'm not saying that. The medical profession is saying that. Why? Because they want the monkey off their back. We expect a physical doctor to somehow help me resolve my spiritual and emotional problems. They can't. And so they're only left with one choice. Here, take this pill. You got 10 minutes to talk to a doctor. And he correctly diagnosed depression. What's he going to do? He's going to write out a prescription. He has no real choice. That's why the church has to get involved in this.