Posted by cybercafe on July 24, 2002, at 20:58:08
In reply to Velaguff, posted by McPac on July 23, 2002, at 21:16:52
> Velaguff " I would have loved to snap his pencil neck like a twig."
>
> >>>>You should have.
> I only wish that I had been there to help you (not that you needed it).hmmm... i agree that psychiatrists are somewhat cold and apathetic, but i'm sure you have to be to see suffering all day long for years and not go nuts...
however i feel it is totally unreasonable for these government officials to be decreasing funding on mental health, when it is already so inadequate ... like hello! people don't committ suicide because their lives are wonderful and full of joy ...
now if we were to go out there and kill a few psychiatrists the only result is that
a. the public opinion of the mentally ill is going to go down and this along with
b. less people will admitt to being mentally ill with this worsened stigma means that
c. spending on mental health will really shrink ..
not to mention less interest by doctors on pursuing a career in mental health (probably the only residency that actually goes unfilled) ....... what would be much more productive is if people would demand an explanation from the gov't for spending so much more money on untreatable illnesses while we have people killing themselves in their teens when they could so easily go on to lead long and healthy lives ....
poster:cybercafe
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