Is There More Mental Disorders Now Than Ever Before?
Or is it just that they're recognized now unlike before.
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Fernie · F
No. I can tell you after working in Human Services for decades. With people who had every type of mental, emotional and physical disability.......it's way out of hand. It's all about generating money for the pill pushers
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@Fernie: I disagree with grand "powers that be" conspiracy when it comes to diagnosing those with mental illnesses (mostly). My point has more to do with the stigma attached to mental illness and how society lacked the care to fully diagnose and treat these individuals. Many were sent to the streets, prisons, or kept in hiding as the family secret. If they were diagnosed, they were sent to "hospitals" called asylums where they were tortured and experimented on. Never to be seen again. As times passed, the field became more treatment and healing oriented hence helping to reduce the stigma surrounding MI. It's not getting out of hand. Its just more people are coming forward and speaking up about their experiences.