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There is a common thread running through almost all of the violent headlines these days. It's not guns, violent media or whatever... the problem is the perpetrator was mentally ill.
So when are we gonna start dealing with the problem rather than the results of the problem?!
I totally agree -- the one thing that RARELY gets discussed after a shooting is the mental state of the shooter. People in their "right" mind don't do things like this.
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Also, often they are on some mind altering drugs.
Now that one should be easy to answer.
Yep.....but BigPharma is also a BigDonor. THAT is a huge problem.
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Unfortunately as we can see from a few posters here, many people are completely uneducated on what mental illness is. Psychiatry is just another branch of medicine that deals w the mind. Psychiatrists are medical doctors who specialize in illnesses that affect the brain, but uneducated fools portray it as everything that it isnt. We only ignore it at our own peril. It can affect anyone of any age, race, socioeconomic status etc so I think some people especially macho types feel threatened by the idea they could become ill no matter how tough they pretend to be
I agree, we do ignore it at our own peril. But honestly, some of the "treatments" -- i.e. psychiatric drugs -- are at the root of some of our problems.
I'm a big believer in a "whole person" approach, and examining the different parts to a person's existence: past, diet, genetics, and current environment. I think there's a lot of things out there that are influencing mental health that we haven't even made a connection to yet.
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pch13 IS CORRECT! Years ago states started closing down and/or downsizing their institutions. This after outcries of "inhumane warehousing," etc. The institutes remaining are very small & with very few assigned beds. Folks that REALLY need help are IN for a few days, rapidly tranquilized, then quasi-stabilized and sent back OUT with an appointment at their local outpatient mental heal center. And they are strapped for funds & help also. Now that the pendulum has swung back around ,it has become apparent that some of these people DO NEED more long-term treatment AND perhaps even long-term housing...the states are strapped for budgeted monies in other areas. NO ONE wants their taxes raised for the prisons or for the mentally ill. They are on the streets & for us to deal with. It is complicated & problematic. And for those that fall thru the cracks and into trouble, it is really sad. What I am going on about her is just the simple version. I could go on & on for awhile. I worked in the mental health field for 34 years AND deal with it on a personal basis, as there are 2 people in my husband's family who use these "services."
Sorry to hear that you are dealing with that issue personally. It IS a very complicated, very problematic issue, but one that needs to be addressed and soon.
I've read reports of some of the insane asylums, and the things that went on there......wow, just wow.
Unfortunately as we can see from a few posters here, many people are completely uneducated on what mental illness is. Psychiatry is just another branch of medicine that deals w the mind. Psychiatrists are medical doctors who specialize in illnesses that affect the brain, but uneducated fools portray it as everything that it isnt. We only ignore it at our own peril. It can affect anyone of any age, race, socioeconomic status etc so I think some people especially macho types feel threatened by the idea they could become ill no matter how tough they pretend to be
Your point?
No one denies that we have a 'mental illness' problem in this .. or any other country!
'But' .. there are many that deny that they (mentally ill) are running the asylum/country!
(You'll note that the Executive and Legislative Branches are majority liberals?)
Those drugs are fda approved, so they are clearly not the prob.
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