Posted by Quintal on December 3, 2006, at 14:22:47
In reply to Re: Illness increases vulnerability to the irratio » Quintal, posted by Squiggles on December 3, 2006, at 12:17:34
>The treatment of mental illness is
>demanding and chronic. If I had my
>way I would apply Dr. Fuller Torrey's
>ideas of insitutions. However, we now
>have so many people and so many with
>depression, that it may end up being
>worse.Dr. Fuller Torrey's ideas don't apply to my own problems as far as I'm aware. I have not been diagnosed with a psychotic disorder. I wonder, if you're such a strong advocate Squiggles, why you're not incarcerated in an institution yourself?
>Not all doctors fit your characterization though. You might try looking for someone else.
I did not suggest any such thing! I made real progress when I was working with my first psychiatrist - a wise and gentle Bulgarian man. He respected my choices so long as I gave clear and valid reasons for them and worked with me within my own parameters. This all fell apart when he suffered a breakdown himself and a string of locum pdocs have been running the local NHS mental health team ever since.
I'm not able to afford private treatment so I have to use whatever the NHS supplies for now.
Q
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