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SCHIZOPHRENIA
OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR
Our Failed Approach to Schizophrenia
By PAUL STEINBERG
Published: December 25, 2012
Click here to read this article on Schizophrenia by Psychiatrist, Paul Steinberg.
Remember it when you go to vote on increasing funding for Mental Health.
"It takes a village to stop a rampage. We need reasonable controls on semiautomatic weapons; criminal penalties for those who sell weapons to people with clear signs of psychosis; greater insurance coverage and capacity at private and public hospitals for lengthier care for patients with schizophrenia; intense public education about how to deal with schizophrenia; greater willingness to seek involuntary commitment of those who pose a threat to themselves or others; and greater incentives for psychiatrists (and other mental health professionals) to treat the disorder, rather than less dangerous conditions."
2 comments:
Mental health, such a challenge. Those who need the help the most many times want it the least. And every case is different. And guns, ugh. I get them, I do...but why does anyone need an automatic killing machine? These two subjects (while very different in many ways) seem to intersect in very destructive ways. Closing this intersection legally sure makes sense to me. More guns does not. Add to this fiscal cliffs, debt ceilings and governing bodies that can't govern...the news of the day is crap. Going golfing:) Here's to a happy new years!
What a sane response to a surreal, 'alice-in wonderland-down the rabbit hole world' ..."when the going gets tough, the tough.....go Golfing !" :):) That was a joke ….you put a smile on my face Julian; this topic has been the focus of my life; what happened in Connecticut pressed the PTSD button; I know what it's like when the person that needs the help does not think they need it; I watched an episode of Charlie Rose during his series on The Brain; they had a young man attempting to have a life with schizophrenia; when asked by the researchers and 'experts' at the table what he thought was most important in treating it, he said, without missing a beat, 'better meds'; i think there is a 50% non-compliance rate - there is a reason for that - I can hear my mother saying "….I don't like how they make me feel…."
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