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Scuba

(53,475 posts) Tue Dec 18, 2012, 11:54 AM Dec 2012

Is there a country on earth that needs mental health services more than ours?

I'm sure other countries have many people traumatized by horrific acts of man and nature. But does any other also have ubiquitous media / entertainment constantly promoting whacko ideas and behavior?

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Is there a country on earth that needs mental health services more than ours? (Original Post) Scuba Dec 2012 OP

Hmmm.... Is there a country on earth that needs mental health services more than ours? Hmmm.... sgtbenobo Dec 2012 #1

Yes cthulu2016 Dec 2012 #2

Why don't I feel comforted by this? Scuba Dec 2012 #3

sgtbenobo

(327 posts)

1. Hmmm.... Is there a country on earth that needs mental health services more than ours? Hmmm....

Reply to Scuba (Original post)

Tue Dec 18, 2012, 02:01 PM

Dec 2012

....Yes. Texas. Nuf said?

cthulu2016

(10,960 posts)

2. Yes

Reply to Scuba (Original post)

Tue Dec 18, 2012, 02:04 PM

Dec 2012

In absolute terms, China has a lot more people, thus a greater absolute need.

In relative terms, I assume someplace like Rawanda or Somalia or Iraq would have very high rates of mental illness if diagnosed by western standards.

And Japan has as much or more media saturation, and their media is at least as sick and crazy as ours.

Scuba

(53,475 posts)

3. Why don't I feel comforted by this?

Reply to cthulu2016 (Reply #2)

Tue Dec 18, 2012, 02:07 PM

Dec 2012

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