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Mar. 21st, 2004 03:49 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
urocyonI ran across an insightful (if rather long) essay on identity and meaning in conjunction with mental illness. I'd like to see more of this sort of thing; so many affected aspects of life are just not addressed by the "recovery" model. I must agree, from another of her essays, that "The basic assumption that recovery involves restoring a person to a life that mirrors closely someone else's life is absurd."
Yes, I've been considering "Meaning" a bit much lately.
Until I spotted an ad, I had no idea that aripiprazole, a relatively new atypical antipsychotic, is being marketed as Abilify. Unfortunately, this does not seem to be a joke.
Why I'm glad I'm not in CSB Hell.
Only three states spend less per capita than Virginia on community care for the mentally ill and the mentally retarded. In 2002, Virginia's per-capita spending on community service for the mentally ill was $1.58, barely half the national average of $3.07.
Ca. 1996, any psychiatric treatment was also only available to those who had been in state hospitals; everyone else was allowed a few counselling sessions. Further restrictions have likely been imposed to match the dwindling budget.
Perhaps a bit much of a theme here, but I do get on kicks.
Yes, I've been considering "Meaning" a bit much lately.
Until I spotted an ad, I had no idea that aripiprazole, a relatively new atypical antipsychotic, is being marketed as Abilify. Unfortunately, this does not seem to be a joke.
Why I'm glad I'm not in CSB Hell.
Only three states spend less per capita than Virginia on community care for the mentally ill and the mentally retarded. In 2002, Virginia's per-capita spending on community service for the mentally ill was $1.58, barely half the national average of $3.07.
Ca. 1996, any psychiatric treatment was also only available to those who had been in state hospitals; everyone else was allowed a few counselling sessions. Further restrictions have likely been imposed to match the dwindling budget.
Perhaps a bit much of a theme here, but I do get on kicks.