dagblog - Comments for "Mental illness affects 38 percent of Europeans, study shows"

treatment and prevention

jollyroger — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 01:50:53 +0000

In reply to Mental illness affects 38 percent of Europeans, study shows

treatment and prevention

When it comes to prevention, we can hardly do better than to follow the wise advice of the King of the Visigoths:

"Less than enough feed, just enough speed, more than enough weed, and way too much *pussy"

(substitute "dick" for our heterosexual female friends, and sorry bout your luck...)

Only 38%? I mean seriously,

Verified Atheist — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 12:33:10 +0000

In reply to Mental illness affects 38 percent of Europeans, study shows

Only 38%? I mean seriously, if you throw out the "unusual" criteria for mental disorders (and 38% is too large for them to not have thrown it out), then you're left with "maladaptive". Who of us isn't mentally ill by that standard? It's not that I think that mental illness isn't real or shouldn't be treated. I know that it's real and can be significant, it's just that I don't think that line between mentally "ill" and mentally "healthy" exists. It's all a spectrum.