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In reply to the discussion: Wanna see what some mental health providers are thinking right now? [View all]The empressof all
(29,098 posts)The system that is suppose to help does frequently traumatize even further. What people fail to realize here with this case is -that public mental health care as it exists now and even perhaps in a perfect world may not have prevented this very disturbed individual from committing these acts.
If all the money in the world were thrown at "treating" this guy we just have no way of preventing these acts of violence from people. Hind site is always 20 - 20. Perhaps intensive residential care may have helped but would he have agreed?
We clearly need to address problems with our mental health system in this country...but the reality is that most people who commit violence aren't suffering from a diagnosed mental illness.
I am so sad to hear about your recent foray with the exacerbation of your brain condition. (I prefer that term btw to mental illness) I am however happy to hear you are getting relief from the medication. That is a good thing. In some ways you are very lucky in that Bi Polar conditions are most frequently easiest of the psychiatric disorders to relieve with medication and psycho-educational treatment. Sending healing light to you .....