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loyalsister

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Reply to nadinbrzezinski (Original post)

Mon Jul 23, 2012, 06:10 PM

Jul 2012

Dx from TeeeVee commentators perpetuates stigma against people who have mental illnesses.

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Discussion of Schizofrenia on the TV machine right now (Sharpton) [View all] nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 OP

I agree but soccer1 Jul 2012 #1

Not necesasily nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #4

Yes, maybe. soccer1 Jul 2012 #8

I agree with you. amandabeech Jul 2012 #17

Yes, very difficult situations, at times. soccer1 Jul 2012 #24

Yeah, but that's partly the culture too nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #19

Yes.....people can be afraid of being stigmatized if they have mental health issues, for good reason soccer1 Jul 2012 #25

That is part of it nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #41

My husband is bi-polar. Fawke Em Jul 2012 #15

And there can often be a *lot* of pressure to deny or avoid treatment for mental illness Posteritatis Jul 2012 #18

Oh very correct nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #20

He did at U of Colorado HereSince1628 Jul 2012 #26

On our campus, those were unlicensed student counselors who could do nothing for serious conditions Care Acutely Jul 2012 #29

Yes, this all varies from campus to campus, but the minimum service provided HereSince1628 Jul 2012 #33

Yes..... soccer1 Jul 2012 #43

It does no good to refer someone to services they cannot afford. I'm not saying this was the case Care Acutely Jul 2012 #46

Yes, good point. soccer1 Jul 2012 #47

Urgent actually is different from acute nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #31

My point is only to communicate the information available at the university's website. HereSince1628 Jul 2012 #34

That's right.....colleges and universities do provide mental health services soccer1 Jul 2012 #27

So he had access to acute care? nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #32

Sliding scale services from psychiatrists are available in Denver. HereSince1628 Jul 2012 #35

Oh the access to funds is easy as pie nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #36

No I am not missing it. I've acknowledged the general problem HereSince1628 Jul 2012 #37

A guy who has $6,000 to spend on guns and ammunition has no shortage of funds slackmaster Jul 2012 #45

Often when you are deep into a mental illness you are incapable of asking for help. Marrah_G Jul 2012 #38

Say it with me loyalsister Jul 2012 #2

You mean they actually speaking of this nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #3

I mean the instant dx by people who have never been in the same room with him loyalsister Jul 2012 #7

That was not my impression nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #13

You're missing the point loyalsister Jul 2012 #23

So how or when should we talk about it? nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #30

How about.... loyalsister Jul 2012 #39

And it also needs to be talked about on tv nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #40

Do you not see the difference? loyalsister Jul 2012 #42

He could also have a brain tumor The empressof all Jul 2012 #5

That is why they will do that testing regardless nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #6

I thought you said it was because of Rush Limbaugh? zappaman Jul 2012 #9

It's stochastic schizophrenia...nt SidDithers Jul 2012 #12

oooooooooooooooooooooh zappaman Jul 2012 #16

You don't know that and you don't know if he's really schizophrenic, either. Fawke Em Jul 2012 #21

It's been proven zappaman Jul 2012 #22

This is one type that falls through the cracks.. ananda Jul 2012 #10

That is part of it nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #14

I had to laugh at TV machine demtenjeep Jul 2012 #11

Students at UC Denver have very easy access to mental health care, at very low cost slackmaster Jul 2012 #28

Yes. HereSince1628 Jul 2012 #44

No matter how accessible mental healthcare is Marcia Brady Jul 2012 #48

72 hour holds are done regularly nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #49