Guest Batters Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Shyness in children, depression stemming from bereavement and internet addiction could all soon be classed as mental illness, experts have warned. http://uk.health.lifestyle.yahoo.net/Shy-people-caould-be-labelled-mentally-ill.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExGBrian Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 This is fucked up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoryElk Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Oh, your Mom died? Here have some pills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadlock Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Oh, your Mom died? Here have some pills. Those pills made you depressed? MOAR PILLS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Luna Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Oh, your Mom died? Here have some pills. Aw, these pills taste like Diazepam. Where is my Pentazemin? Screw it, I'll take both of them, At the same time! On topic, so I'm an Interweb Addict. Am I mentally ill? Do I need to be committed? I don't think so... But, this is on children... But I was shy as hell as a child, and I turned out absolutely fine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkwing Duck Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 That is by far the stupidest fucking article ive ever read in my life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jella Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Meanwhile, long established mental illnesses remain ignored and misunderstood... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommo Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Meanwhile, long established mental illnesses remain ignored and misunderstood... Oh my god, hi! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigma# Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 (edited) Meanwhile, long established mental illnesses remain ignored and misunderstood... :hi::hi::hi::hi: There's four of me saying Hello Jella =D @Medjokes: In all seriousness, I think it's extremely stereotypical for one to think that all psychiatrists do are "prescribe meds". All medications and psychiatric 'consultations' (note the quotes) are generally done on the basis of risk vs reward. In this case, if the risk of you taking for example (quetiapine/risperidone), there are significant side effects, when you choose to take it. The reward (which is stopping psychotic/schizophrenic effects) better outweigh it. A few years ago, my psychiatrist talked to me about this entire ordeal, it's a sad mess. I don't know how it is in the States or in the United Kingdom but the psychiatrists here WILL NOT prescribe medication unless they believe that the rewards sufficiently (or significantly, depending on circumstances) outweigh the risk. In regards to the comments about internet addiction and introversion, it's quite possible that the prolonged isolation from physical social contact can influence this. This entire nature vs nurture debate plays a significant role in this. I do not however agree that it will CAUSE this. Mind you, alot of this stuff says 'could' and it does hold truth. It is quite possible given a poor bring-up, just the right personality, plus being introverted, with social abandonment COULD cause significant mental illness. Statistically speaking, it is less likely. As usual titles love to be sensationalist as well so I also wouldn't be surprised. Edited February 15, 2012 by enigma# Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bootytang Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 I just lost multiple IQ points reading this article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Eh I never really trusted therapists/psychiatrists anyways. But you guys that are replying negatively do realize that this article is against expanding the number of psychiatric disorders right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaolin Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Brb going to my social life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 I saw .uk then wrote this, then hit back space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigma# Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 (edited) Eh I never really trusted therapists/psychiatrists anyways. But you guys that are replying negatively do realize that this article is against expanding the number of psychiatric disorders right? There's nothing wrong necessarily with adding the amount of psychiatric disorders. It is more important to ensure that people are correctly diagnosed and assessed. As well, these said 'addendums' should be assessed clearly. This is IMO where personality psychology, abnormal psychology, culture clash. There are a lot of cultures where certain things may seem 'normal' when they are not in other cultures. Previously (but not now anymore), certain people coming from certain asian cultures seemed 'hypoactively sexual', 'cold', 'aloof'. It may seem that they have HSDD (hypoactive sexual desire disorder) but not really, it's due to the upbringing. It goes back to understanding culture, humanity, and psychology as a whole NOT just through psychiatric research. Nothing wrong though with the latter though. With more studies and time into human behaviour, I'm sure we may see an reduction in necessary diagnoses. It's the fact that there are a lot of possible misdiagnoses and co-morbidity conditions that's where it cause issues, IMO that's where the issue is. Edited February 15, 2012 by enigma# Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.