Posted by zeugma on June 27, 2007, at 12:38:00
In reply to DSM is scary, posted by med_empowered on June 27, 2007, at 11:09:25
American Psychiatry tends to be so very, very biologically oriented to the exclusion of other approaches, while other countries tend to have systems that are more open to the bio-psycho-social model.>>
One very simple reason for this is that pills are so much cheaper, in the short run, than other forms of treatment. Investing in mental health infrastructure is something Americans gave up on a long time ago.
Of course, the lost productivity, anguish, homelessness, etc., are very costly...but as the middle class disappears, so will the funds needed to generate any kind of affordable services.-z
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