Re: OT Bi polar



Kurt Ullman wrote:
In article <zRh9i.361880$JN6.311019@xxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Nonnymus <nobody@xxxxxxx> wrote:


This is something in your (and Mrs. Nonny's) field, and I cannot add anything clinical to what you say. However, as a parent, I would be guarded in having a diagnosis and treatment for a mental illness stigmatize my child.

So you would be worried about dx stigmatizing a child to the point where you wouldn't even get them checked out for an immeniently treatable disease? Just asking a serious question.

I hope I didn't convey that. I understand that it is a treatable disease and for goodness sake, it should be diagnosed and treated. However, I would not accept a "quick" diagnosis or even the diagnosis of just one physician before committing to medication and treatment. I'd make darn sure that it was what the problem was.


That's even more true for the faddish ADD/ADHD
"illnesses." If it was incorrect, very mild, or if the situation improved with age and maturity (does it?) then it would be unfortunate if the adult child would need to "disclose" to the military, an employer, health insurer, life insurer or potential spouse that (s)he had been treated for a mental illness. Despite the physical and chemical causes and treatment, there's a social stigma associated with mental illness that is unlike other diseases, IMHO.

You call a disease that has been around as a part of the psych area for over 30 years "faddish". Don't confuse the media all of a sudden finding something as new. In many areas of life, we tend to think that nothing exists until the media get involved, generally misunderstand the concepts, make it an "in" thing and then punish the people in the field if things get too "in". And of course, you are contributing the social stigma by looking at most of the main psych related illnesses differently from others that are more mainstream. I never have understood why people (and not just parents by any means) would go in a heartbeat to see a doc about a sore throat or something, yet somehow not see depression, schizophrenia and even ADHD as diseases.

Kurt, I honestly believe that there is an "over-diagnosis" of the ADD, for instance and the parents are too quick to commit to medicating the child. Yes, I believe that there is a faddishness and also a cop-out for some parents. It's easier to gork the kid than to work with him. I'm NOT a professional, and I'm just commenting on what I think I'm observing.

If you're familiar with the field, does having treatment for a psychological problem prevent service in the military? As I recall, that's the case.



It's a shame and probably unfair, but that's the way it is. Maybe it'll get better with the passage of time and more education of the general public.

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---Nonnymus---
You don’t stand any taller by
trying to make others appear shorter.
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