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Default Sober thoughts on health care
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On Sun, 19 Jul 2009 19:06:58 -0400, H the K
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"Stabilization" nonsense is especially true for poor people suffering
from serious mental health issues or drug addiction. A hospital with
facilities for treating either (and not all hospitals do), might take a
suicidal person in for a couple of days and then, if that person says he
is not feeling like killing himself at that moment, he is discharged. Of
course, the next day he might feel suicidal again, and kill himself.

Statistically
Truly "suicidal" people end up killing themselves at about the same
rate, no matter how much "treatment" they get. About all "treatment"
does is separate "gestures" from "attempts" and treat those who make
gestures, with no intent of actually killing themselves.


I had no idea you were an accomplished mental health researcher. So
what's your point...just leave the potential suicides by the side of the
road?
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