Advanced Directives may be helpful, however, they are only currently legal in 12 states. Much more work will have to be done to assure that a persons wishes for care would be followed. It’s always good to have one. Thank you for your suggestion copy_cat.
From your reply: “ISSUE: Are research subjects suffering from psychosis being deprived best practice standards of care and misdiagnosed as schizophrenic?”
“It is not clear whether Dr. Harrow will make this distinction in his research.”
This is a good question and certainly one I can ask for clarification on and what his thoughts are.
I appreciate you sharing your conversations with Bob. I would again underscore that the research in “Anatomy of an Epidemic” is not Bob’s research. He looked at industry research with an investigative medical journalists eyes and draws conclusions that warrant serious dialogue about further research, changing practice and the current “standard of care”.
The Foundation for Excellence in Mental Health Care was created by a number of people around the world, both people with lived experience and those trying to help, in response to reading Robert Whitaker’s book “Anatomy of an Epidemic” to tap private philanthropy to fund research, programs, and dialogue that will change practice and the way our society views mental health challenges. Language is so important.
All good questions and ones that should be discussed. I believe Bob Whitaker examines and looks squarely at existing science to begin to ask questions that up until now the mainstream has not been willing to discuss at large. I hope all of us are part of changing how we discuss and address mental health challenges and together create a new mainstream.
My hope is that by getting an answer to question 8 we can then use the answer to reframe the current diagnosis and practice model to suggest these dollars be better spent on human wellness and support not misery.
I like your study question….Let’s get some proposals that pose to answer the question, “What is the human cost in terms of the misery caused by being labeled.” These labels were created in the past to define some people’s experiences and we have to work together to help get beyond this.
Advanced Directives may be helpful, however, they are only currently legal in 12 states. Much more work will have to be done to assure that a persons wishes for care would be followed. It’s always good to have one. Thank you for your suggestion copy_cat.
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Thank you, Cindy!
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Steven,
What a beautifully written piece! Thank you for sharing.
Gina
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Maria,
From your reply: “ISSUE: Are research subjects suffering from psychosis being deprived best practice standards of care and misdiagnosed as schizophrenic?”
“It is not clear whether Dr. Harrow will make this distinction in his research.”
This is a good question and certainly one I can ask for clarification on and what his thoughts are.
I appreciate you sharing your conversations with Bob. I would again underscore that the research in “Anatomy of an Epidemic” is not Bob’s research. He looked at industry research with an investigative medical journalists eyes and draws conclusions that warrant serious dialogue about further research, changing practice and the current “standard of care”.
Thanks for your comments.
Gina
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David,
The Foundation for Excellence in Mental Health Care was created by a number of people around the world, both people with lived experience and those trying to help, in response to reading Robert Whitaker’s book “Anatomy of an Epidemic” to tap private philanthropy to fund research, programs, and dialogue that will change practice and the way our society views mental health challenges. Language is so important.
Thanks,
Gina
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All good questions and ones that should be discussed. I believe Bob Whitaker examines and looks squarely at existing science to begin to ask questions that up until now the mainstream has not been willing to discuss at large. I hope all of us are part of changing how we discuss and address mental health challenges and together create a new mainstream.
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Yes, thanks for the link, some great articles indeed!
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Dear Poet,
My hope is that by getting an answer to question 8 we can then use the answer to reframe the current diagnosis and practice model to suggest these dollars be better spent on human wellness and support not misery.
I like your study question….Let’s get some proposals that pose to answer the question, “What is the human cost in terms of the misery caused by being labeled.” These labels were created in the past to define some people’s experiences and we have to work together to help get beyond this.
Thank you for your post!
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