Posted on 02/23/2013 10:54:26 AM PST by Drew68
THE grieving process is in danger of being branded a medical condition if a mourner feels sad for more than two weeks and consults a GP, according to an international authority on death and dying.
At present, mourners can feel sad for two months before being told they have a mental disorder, says Professor Dale Larson. Decades ago, a diagnosis could be made after a year.
In a keynote address at an Australian Psychological Society conference in Melbourne on Saturday, Prof Larson will express his anger about the American Psychiatric Association's new diagnostic manual, DSM 5, which is used in many countries including Australia and New Zealand.
The manual, to be published in May, allows a diagnosis of depression after two weeks of grieving.
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Anyways, stepping out for a little while so don't think I just posted and ran.
Woo-hoo !
Permanent Govt. disability cheque !
Jackpot !
So much the merrier for the medics and pharmaceutical companies.
And, not too shocking that The Culture of Death would want us all to get over deaths as quickly as possible.
See a Priest, get religion, pray.
Forget the shrink.!
He will ask you “How does that make you feel?”, charge huge fees for continuous visits, put you on mind altering meeds, and take your guns.
Fresh pickings from the “Get over it, you jackwagon.” School of Psychotherapy.
You would have to be crazy to go to a psychiatrist.
It used to be anywhere from a year to two years of morning. Six months was an absolute minimum and you can be sure people would whisper about your lack of proper sentiment.
Please keep in mind folks that there are legitimate mental disorders that people need help for.
Bipolar disorder and schizophrenia are two biggies that require psychiatric help and meds.
Prayer is not going to make it go away.
And never allowed to own a gun!
And, if you look up now you can see the trial lawyers circling like buzzards. (Boss chewed you out? He gave you a mental disorder...)
You are aware that psychiatric disorders exist and that psychiatrists are necessary to help assist those who are mentally ill?
Just speaking from personal experience and extensive conversations with perhaps one hundred other parents whose kids got killed in combat, it takes 2-3 years to come around a bit. Maybe four years and the clothes fit, thought not well.
You are aware that psychiatric disorders exist and that psychiatrists are necessary to help assist those who are mentally ill?
You are aware that psychiatric disorders exist and that psychiatrists are necessary to help assist those who are mentally ill?
I wonder if Psychiatry is a mental disease..
You know... related to Narcissism or Megalomania
Insurance companies need to fight this insanity...
“Fresh pickings from the Get over it, you jackwagon. School of Psychotherapy.”
One of my favorite ads. I’ve met and talked with R. Lee Ermey. I feel comfortable around Marines, not shrinks.
There is a reason that in the olden days the official time of mourning was one year.
One of those “born agains” that believe medical science is useless and would let your child die rather than taking antibiotics because “God wishes him ill because someone four generations back committed a sin”???
You are an idiot.
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