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

[Ann Markle]

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?
>