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TheMastersNemesis

(10,602 posts) Sun Dec 16, 2012, 04:35 PM Dec 2012

The Truth Is We Don't Know How To Treat Mental Illness And ----

at a time when we need more services to help the mentally ill and to understand what conditions create these monsters and how to treat them we have a party that wants to end all domestic programs, cut drastically health care for just about everyone and give all the extra money to rich billionaires and defense contractors.

When we should be working to expand mental health resources we are on a track to eliminate such services altogether. "Heal thyself" is the mantra for the GOP while arming everyone is their answer.

And if that does not work faith and prayer will take care of the problem. As a society we seem to be as out of touch with reality as the shooters.

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The Truth Is We Don't Know How To Treat Mental Illness And ---- (Original Post) TheMastersNemesis Dec 2012 OP

Reality. That's so 20th century. n/t Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #1

+1 nt Live and Learn Dec 2012 #2

Always addressing the symptom and not the cause. raouldukelives Dec 2012 #3

I'm not confident experts can diagnose mental illness much less treat it. nt jody Dec 2012 #4

We know how to treat SOME forms of mental illness, but not all slackmaster Dec 2012 #5

we don't know how to treat any mental illness effectively. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author slackmaster Dec 2012 #10

statistics show otherwise. and in fact, the rising incidence of depression tells a completely HiPointDem Dec 2012 #11

Sorry, but many of them need to be locked up. reformist2 Dec 2012 #7

And we as a sociiety are very, very reluctant to do that ..... oldhippie Dec 2012 #8

Who exactly is, easttexaslefty Dec 2012 #9

Egalitarian Thug

(12,448 posts)

1. Reality. That's so 20th century. n/t

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Sun Dec 16, 2012, 04:36 PM

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Live and Learn

(12,769 posts)

2. +1 nt

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Sun Dec 16, 2012, 04:52 PM

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raouldukelives

(5,178 posts)

3. Always addressing the symptom and not the cause.

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Sun Dec 16, 2012, 05:10 PM

Dec 2012

It's what we do. The ranks of the mentally ill homeless is a travesty and a tragedy that shows us for the selfish, self-absorbed monsters we are.
The cuts will continue and the weakest among us will be left to fend for themselves on the streets of America.

jody

(26,624 posts)

4. I'm not confident experts can diagnose mental illness much less treat it. nt

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Sun Dec 16, 2012, 05:56 PM

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slackmaster

(60,567 posts)

5. We know how to treat SOME forms of mental illness, but not all

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Sun Dec 16, 2012, 05:58 PM

Dec 2012

There are conditions such as Borderline Personality Disorder and Schizo-Affective Disorder that are very difficult to treat, though in some cases patients' lives can be improved with treatment.

About 80% of depression cases respond well to medication.

Of course any person who refuses treatment cannot be treated, except in rare situations where the law provides for forced treatment.

HiPointDem

(20,729 posts)

6. we don't know how to treat any mental illness effectively.

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Sun Dec 16, 2012, 06:29 PM

Dec 2012

"About 80% of depression cases respond well to medication."

no they don't.

and as the other poster said, we can't even diagnose 'mental illness' with any consistency.