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

[Ann Markle]

Roger, this is not the original article.  The original was a fascinating
piece that Susan Hagen (I'm pretty sure) posted about the involuntary
hospitalization of mentally ill people, and a woman getting trapped in a
system where she may have been showing symptoms of decompensation, but
probably not enough to justify involuntary admission.  If people were
routinely hospitalized against their will for neglecting to clean
themselves or their environment, I might be locked up periodically, too!

The article about the British Psychological Society was one that I posted
related to "mental illness as brain disease or physical condition" -- or
not.

Susan would have to re-post the URL of the original article, or it might be
in one of the responses that others have posted.

Ann

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

On Sat, Feb 14, 2015 at 4:17 PM, Roger Stokes <roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com
> wrote:

> On 14/02/2015 20:12, Ann Markle wrote:
>
>> http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/18/opinion/sunday/t-m-
>> luhrmann-redefining-mental-illness.html
>>
>> In rereading, this is written by an anthropologist, and contains results
>> from some findings and discussion in Great Britain.  So I may have spoken
>> wrongly.  But check it out - I'd be interested in your reaction.  I agree
>> that findings/opinions change on this matter.
>>
>
> For various reasons I had not read the original article before but I have
> now done so.
>