Mental Illness, Really?

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–Mental Illnesses: Are they literal medical conditions or metaphorical landscapes of the mind?  

–The Meaning of Mind: Unravel the mysteries and intricacies that make up the essence of our consciousness.

–Involuntary Psychiatric Treatment: Navigate the complexities surrounding this often-debated aspect of mental health care.

-Insanity Defense: Delve into the legal dimensions of mental health and the implications of an insanity defense.

-Psychiatry/State Partnership: Examine the intricate relationship between psychiatry and the state, unraveling the dynamics at play.

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2 responses to “Mental Illness, Really?”

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    carlamborelli

    After reading “ON RESPONSIBILITY” I have a few questions.

    1) I am left wondering why, as a culture, are we using mental illness as a copout for taking responsibility. In your opinion, what is the motivation?

    2) Are you saying that there is no mental illness (even schizophrenia?) that can be diagnosed with any laboratory test or brain scans?

    3) If the answer is “yes” to my second question, then from what I understand, the only way to diagnose a “mental illness” is if a patient meets the criteria outlined in the DSM-5 book….how were those criteria established?

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      nelsonborelli

      Dear Carla, thank you for writing. Here are my answers to your questions.
      1-Whereas there are many factors that contribute to avoiding personal responsibility, the state sanctioned mental illness ideology gives people green light to irresponsibility.
      2-“Mental Illness” is a metaphor for badness or discomfort just as “dirty mouth” is a metaphor for bad talk. Neither can be “treated” with medicines or soap.
      There is no medical test to diagnose a so call mental illness. You’ll find more on that in my book.
      3-The DSM5 does not mention “mental Illnesses “at all. It talks about Mental Disorders”. The 400 plus disorders is a collection of alleged behavior/emotional clusters invented by a group of armchair professionals, for profit, psychiatrists. The group accomodate the diagnoses upon social pressures, e.g. there is no more “homosexual or nymphomania or drapetomania” diagnosis.

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2 thoughts on “Mental Illness, Really?”

  1. After reading “ON RESPONSIBILITY” I have a few questions.

    1) I am left wondering why, as a culture, are we using mental illness as a copout for taking responsibility. In your opinion, what is the motivation?

    2) Are you saying that there is no mental illness (even schizophrenia?) that can be diagnosed with any laboratory test or brain scans?

    3) If the answer is “yes” to my second question, then from what I understand, the only way to diagnose a “mental illness” is if a patient meets the criteria outlined in the DSM-5 book….how were those criteria established?

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    1. Dear Carla, thank you for writing. Here are my answers to your questions.
      1-Whereas there are many factors that contribute to avoiding personal responsibility, the state sanctioned mental illness ideology gives people green light to irresponsibility.
      2-“Mental Illness” is a metaphor for badness or discomfort just as “dirty mouth” is a metaphor for bad talk. Neither can be “treated” with medicines or soap.
      There is no medical test to diagnose a so call mental illness. You’ll find more on that in my book.
      3-The DSM5 does not mention “mental Illnesses “at all. It talks about Mental Disorders”. The 400 plus disorders is a collection of alleged behavior/emotional clusters invented by a group of armchair professionals, for profit, psychiatrists. The group accomodate the diagnoses upon social pressures, e.g. there is no more “homosexual or nymphomania or drapetomania” diagnosis.

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