Reply #139: i think you are wrong, there,

[mopinko]

i have been through this stuff in my family, and actually it was very hard to even get a diagnosis and medical treatment. my bipolar kid spend a year and a half telling her therapist that she just had an evil mother. by the time she admitted cutting herself, any part of her body that did not show was covered with cuts and scars. at this time, she sees a shrink for meds for 30 minutes every other month. she sees her tdoc every other week, social worker for 45 min weekly, plus 1/2 hour group. all of the "pill pushers" that we have dealt with insisted on adequate therapy.
insurance and all is an issue that distorts this, but just passing out pills is not considered proper care anywhere i know of.