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

[Susan Hagen]

This is the link to the Washington Post article:

http://tinyurl.com/ng34evr

Susan

On Sat, Feb 14, 2015 at 7:24 PM, Ann Markle <ann.markle at aya.yale.edu> wrote:
> 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.
>>



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