Mental health system started down the tubes
in the early 70's with psycho-pharmaceutical drugs coming on line. The plan became to hand them some pills and shove them out the door. Phychiatrists are no longer trained in any kind of psycho-hor even much of an understanding of why folks act they way they do. Just come up with a diagnosis and give them the pills.
What little mental health help there is today comes from Psychologist and Social Workers who still know how to talk to people.
To say our mental health system is broken is an understatement of the highest order. Until we get serious about fixing it, crazy folks will continue to kill people wholesale and guns will get the blame.
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RangerBob,
2012-12-17, 17:54
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- Thanks for taking the time to write this. I know we don't - Hobie, 2012-12-17, 18:43
- very well put! thank you. - cable, 2012-12-17, 19:29
- I'm sorry I missled. . . I did not write this -
RangerBob,
2012-12-18, 04:12
- I'm sorry I missled. . . I did not write this -
Charles,
2012-12-18, 06:17
- Responsible for their own actions..... -
Byron,
2012-12-18, 13:19
- clear and present danger... Outpatient treatment is just -
Rob Leahy,
2012-12-18, 13:58
- friend of mine got a call from a co-worker's psychologist - stonewalrus, 2012-12-18, 15:39
- Mental health system started down the tubes -
Charles,
2012-12-18, 16:26
- Mental health system started down the tubes....also there - cable, 2012-12-19, 09:50
- It's called mainstreaming and the requirement is "least - AkRay, 2012-12-18, 18:50
- clear and present danger... Outpatient treatment is just -
Rob Leahy,
2012-12-18, 13:58
- Responsible for their own actions..... -
Byron,
2012-12-18, 13:19
- I'm sorry I missled. . . I did not write this -
Charles,
2012-12-18, 06:17