[Magdalen] Washington Post article on involuntary hospitalization of the mentally ill

Ann Markle ann.markle at aya.yale.edu
Sat Feb 14 16:54:14 UTC 2015


Actually, not that it changes the relevant article and controversy one bit,
but the "brain disease" model of mental illness is falling by the wayside
(see the NY Times of a couple of weeks ago).  Genetic predisposition does
not necessarily a disease make.  And biochemical imbalances do not explain
it all.  So the parallel between physical and mental illnesses is a
specious one.

Ann

The Rev. Ann Markle
Buffalo, NY
ann.markle at aya.yale.edu
blog:  www.onewildandpreciouslife.typepad.com

On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 10:16 PM, Kate Conant <kate.conant at gmail.com> wrote:

> So how is it better to have "mental" hospitals become de facto prisons?
> And how many other physically ill people are untreated by choice?  Is it a
> crime to have a brain disorder?  Would you shunt someone off to
> maltreatment if they had epilepsy or Parkinson's?
>


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