"Mental illnesses are really problems in living." - Dr. Thomas S. Szasz What percentage of mental illnesses do you believe should be reclassified as problems of living?
Is there any condition, illness, handicap, or challenge that isn't a 'problem in living'?
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I appreciate your insight. Reminds me of someone who said that soon “life” will be classified as a disorder.
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Clinical psychology is rarely about resolving purely mental issues. Most clients are appropriately anxious or depressed about an awful life circumstance - death, illness, bankruptcy. They don't need a drug, they need help to strategically problem-solve.
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Fully agree, thank-you for sharing your insights:)
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My vote would be Gourmand Syndrome. …https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/gourmand+syndrome …
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Szasz maintained that the very concept of ‘mental illness’ - that the mind could have a ‘disease’ was absurd. His seminal “The Myth of Mental Illness” (1961) argues that Psychiatry is illegitimate as a branch of medicine.
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He did NOT argue that people in difficulty should not be cared for. He just said that it should not be medical doctors doing it.
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