Posted by Eric on March 30, 2001, at 17:41:10
In reply to Re: New theories of mental disorders needed (longer) » SLS, posted by judy1 on March 30, 2001, at 17:23:50
> > I, too, was hurt by the insinuation of Eric that the years I have spent in research along with many of my peers was a joke? Maybe I got lost somewhere along this thread, I know my cognitive abilities are down, but at no point did I get that impression from your posts. Just my thoughts for what it's worth. Take care- judy
Judy...I was not insinuating that anybody on this board was a joke. Im just trying to educate people is all. I can be sarcastic in the way I write but its only the way I talk. Im not specifically coming down on anyone on here. I dont understand why you thought I was specifically talking about you? I too have been in a research program for TRD and I learned a lot. But I did learn that much is to be desired when it comes to real research into TRD and mental illness in general. Thats why I called it a joke.
I called it a joke because number one I dont feel there is enough of biological psychiatry research and number two I dont feel it is speedy enough. People are dying because of these problems, many are also disabled due to TRD. Its a drain on the national economy and on Social Security Disability. SS disability doesnt have enough money to pay out disability to all the TRD patients. Do you know how hard it is to get SS Disability for TRD?
I called it a joke also because I honestly believe there is not priority in this country towards the severely mentally ill. I truly feel this way. No priority=lipservice. Lipservice=JOKE.
Just look at the health insurance laws concerning mental health. Insurance has totally different rules and regulations concerning the mentally ill vs. "physical" illnesses which are "real." I gotta tell ya, severe mental illness IS a physical illness and its as real as it can be. WHY do they have separate rules in the insurance industry for mental illness? Its the old lipservice thing...mental illness doesnt have priority...we are blown off a lot of times.
These are all reasons why I call much of what exists in psychiatry and the mental health profession a "joke." Cause it is.
Eric
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