FRONTLINE:THE MENTALLY ILL & OUR PRISONS

FETUS · Post by **FETUS** » Mon May 16, 2005 8:41 am

Do you know what it took for a doctor to say I was clinicaly depressed and shove me off with some pills? "Do you feel sad or depressed more then 3 days a week? Do you feel like you have little control over your life no matter what you do? Do you have hope this will change?" 3 questions and I don't think many prisoners are gonna answer too happily in there condition.

Wagh · Post by **Wagh** » Mon May 16, 2005 8:47 am

FETUS wrote:Do you know what it took for a doctor to say I was clinicaly depressed and shove me off with some pills? "Do you feel sad or depressed more then 3 days a week? Do you feel like you have little control over your life no matter what you do? Do you have hope this will change?" 3 questions and I don't think many prisoners are gonna answer too happily in there condition.

Because everyone who is manic or any sort of depression is faking it. Let me go tell my dad to get over him thinking its his fault for his daughter dying because he's just faking it.

Pale Rider · Post by **Pale Rider** » Mon May 16, 2005 9:14 am

well fetus,doctors..that is,general practitioners are not qualified to deal with serious mental issues..these people on frontline were not just depressed..they were seriously ill,like those you see in old mental hospital footage..hell these people on average dont know what the hell is going on must less answer stupid questions for some head pills from a general physician.

Ex-Cyber · Post by **Ex-Cyber** » Mon May 16, 2005 11:01 am

Do you know what it took for a doctor to say I was clinicaly depressed and shove me off with some pills? "Do you feel sad or depressed more then 3 days a week? Do you feel like you have little control over your life no matter what you do? Do you have hope this will change?" 3 questions and I don't think many prisoners are gonna answer too happily in there condition.

Was this guy actually trained as a psychiatrist? If he was he's doing a great job of pretending that he's just some guy with an old copy of the DSM he got at a garage sale.