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Originally Posted by dbussone

Unfortunately we do not provide the care that so many need. With the deinstitutionalization of mental health facilities during the 1970s came the supposed promise of outpatient care on a much larger scale. That promise was never kept, and now so many with mental health issues are homeless and on the streets. As bad is the situation with our vets. The VA has failed to provide care for many with PTSD, so they end up homeless as well. And few facilities - outpatient and inpatient- are capable of caring for those with mental health problems AND drug abuse issues.

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

And then we have the psychiatrist/psychologists who are are basically just pill pushers thinking drugs are the answer to everything. They works with some things but not so well with others. Nonfiction Book Review: OUT OF ITS MIND: Psychiatry in Crisis: A Call for Reform by J. Allan Hobson, Author, Jonathan Leonard, Author, Jonathan Leonard, Joint Author . Perseus $26 (304p) ISBN 978-0-7382-0251-8

Excellent posts.