,M5TAL ,HEAL? & ,SOCIAL ,CONTROL 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATION 

,TEXT 3 

,IT IS A FAIRLY COMMON BELIEF ?AT M5TAL DISORD]S >E A M$ICAL PROBLEM1 A DISEASE LIKE ANY O!R4 ,?IS1 H[EV]1 IS NOT NECESS>ILY ! CASE & IS (T5 COMPLETELY FALSE4 ,! HI/ORY ( PSY*IATRIC C>E IS PLAGU$ ) FALSIFICATIONS & ! EFFECT ( POLITICS4 ,WE NE$ ONLY ?9K BACK TO ! ATTEMPTS TO SAVE MONEY ?AT L$ TO ! LA/ GOV]NM5T'S 'C>E 9 ! COMMUNITY' POLICY TO SEE ?AT ?IS IS ! CASE4 

,UNTIL ! LA/ C5TURY ! C>E ( ! M5TALLY 'ILL' WAS NOT LEFT 9 ! H&S ( DOCTORS AT ALL4 

,! MAJORITY ( ASYLUMS W]E RUN BY *>ITIES & ! *UR*4 ,DOCTORS F\<T DESP]ATELY = :AT !Y CONSID]$ !IR EXCLUSIVE RI<T TO TREAT ! SICK4 ,?IS LEAD TO ! CREATION ( 'PSY*IATRY' & ! ABUSE ( HUMAN RI<TS :I* HAS CONT9U$ TO ! PRES5T DAY4 

,B$LAM 

  

,AN 'ILLNESS' FAVOR$ BY PSY*IATRI/S TO JU/IFY !IR CONT9U$ DOM9ANCE ( ! M5TAL HEAL? FIELD IS S*IZOPHR5IA4 ,9 FACT !RE IS V]Y LITTLE EVID5CE ?AT SU* A CONDITION ACTUALLY EXI/S1 ?\< ?AT HASN'T /OPP$ BIOLOGICALLY BAS$ ME?ODS BE+ US$ TO 0TREAT0 IT4 ,FOLL[+ ! DOCTORS TAKE-OV] ( ! ASYLUMS ! /&>D ( C>E ACTUALLY DROPP$ DRAMATICALLY & ?IS *ANGE ACTUALLY RESULT$ 9 ! CREATION ( 9/ITUTIONS SU* AS ! 9FAM\S ,B$LAM4 ,! M$ICAL EMPHASIS ALSO L$ TO TREATM5TS SU* AS LOBOTOMIZATION &1 LAT]1 ELECTRO-CONVULSIVE !RAPY4 ,!SE B>B>IC ME?ODS ( TREATM5TS W]E AK9 TO TORTURE1 YET ! LATT] REMA9S 9 USE TODAY4 ,9DE$ IT CAN BE >GU$ ?AT ! MA9 ROLE ( PSY*IATRY IS NOT TREATM5T AT ALL1 BUT SOCIAL CONTROL4 

,! MO/ OBVI\S CONC]N POS$ BY PSY*IATRY1 O!R ?AN ! NATURE ( ! TREATM5T1 IS ! USE ( SECTION+ 79VOLUNT>Y 9C>C]ATION 9 A M5TAL 9/ITUTION74 ,NOT ONLY >E M5TAL PATI5TS SUBJECT$ TO IMPRISONM5T1 !Y >E ALSO TREAT$ ) DRUGS :OSE USE W\LD BE ILLEGAL ) ANY O!R GR\P ( PATI5TS4 ,= EXAMPLE1 ! NEUROLEPTICS US$ TO TREAT PSY*OSES >E (T5 TOTALLY 9EFFECTIVE1 USUALLY NOT P>TICUL>LY EFFECTIVE1 & HAVE HORR5D\S SIDE-EFFECTS 9CLUD+ DYSK9ESIA1 A DISORD] ( ! N]V\S SY/EM :I* EFFECTS ! FACIAL MUSCLES & IS IRREV]SIBLE4 ,9 ADDITION MANY DELUSIONAL PATI5TS F9D IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO LIVE AFT] HAV+ BE5 0CUR$0 AS !Y HAVE LO/ A VALUABLE P>T ( ! MEAN+ 9 !IR LIVES4 ,! QUE/ION CAN BE POS$1 :Y 0CURE0 PEOPLE :O BEHAVE /RANGELY IF !Y H>M NO-ONE & >E HAPPY ! WAY !Y >E8 ,! ANSW] IS SOCIAL CONTROL4 

,S*IZOPHR5IA 

  

,A C\PLE ( WAYS 9 :I* ?IS MANIFE/S ITSELF >E APP>5T 9 ',D,S,M-,I,V'1 PSY*IATRY'S DIAGNO/IC MANUAL4 ,! CRIT]IA BY :I* S*IZOPHR5IA IS JUDG$ IS 7#a7 ! PATI5T DOES NOT ACT 9 A SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE MANN]1 !Y >E SOCIAL MISFITS1 & 7#b7 !Y SUFF] FROM SOCIALLY UNACCEPTABLE DELUSIONS4 ,NOTABLY1 ?IS DOES NOT 9CLUDE RELIGIONS1 :I* >E1 ( C\RSE SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE DELUSIONS4 ,?IS CAUS$ PROBLEMS = ! ,WORLD ,HEAL? ,ORGANIZATION SURVEY ( S*IZOPHR5IA BECAUSE :AT IS & :AT IS NOT SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE V>IES FROM CULTURE TO CULTURE4 ,NEV]!LESS1 !Y DID F9D F> FEW] RELAPSES 9 ,?IRD ,WORLD C\NTRIES- \R SOCIETY 7I4E4 ADVANC$ CAPITALISM7 ACTUALLY FO/]S M5TAL DISORD]S BY D5Y+ ?OSE IT BR&S 0M5TALLY ILL0 A USEFUL P>T TO PLAY 9 SOCIETY4 

,P]HAPS ! WOR/ EXAMPLE ( PSY*IATRY AS SOCIAL CONTROL WAS UND\BT$LY ! EUG5ICS PROGRAM 5ACT$ UND] ! ,NAZI DICTATOR%IP 9 ,G]MANY4 ,?IS WRIT] LO/ A FAMILY MEMB] DUR+ ?IS P]IOD4 ,SUFF]+ M]ELY FROM TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY1 %E WAS BR&$ G5ETICALLY TOO IMPURE TO BE P>T ( ! ,G]MAN ,REI*4 ,?IS ELIM9ATION ( ! 'M5TALLY ILL' [ES MU* TO ! WORK ( ! ,PSY*IATRI/ ,KALLMANN1 :O CLAIM$ TO HAVE PROV5 ?AT S*IZOPHR5IA WAS G5ETIC4 ,HIS DEF9ITION ( S*IZOPHR5IA WAS EV5 MORE BLATANTLY SOCIAL CONTROL ORI5TAT$ ?AN ?AT US$ TODAY1 HE 9CLUD$ PETTY CRIM9ALITY &1 ,ORGANIZE6 READ]S TAKE NOTE1 POLITICAL DISSID5CE6 

,! ACTIVITIES ( ! ,NAZI'S1 H[EV]1 W]E AN EXAGG]AT$ V]SION ( MA9/REAM PSY*IATRIC PRACTICE :I* CONT9UES TO ?IS DAY4 ,PEOPLE :O ?9K & ACT DIFF]5TLY FROM ! MAJORITY CONT9UE TO BE 9C>C]AT$ )\T TRIAL1 POISON$ ) 0!RAPEUTIC0 DRUGS OR PRACTICALLY ELECTROCUT$4 ,NEI!R %\LD WE =GET ALL ?OSE GIV5 LOBOTOMIES1 ?R\<\T ! #eS & #fS1 SOME BECAUSE !IR HUSB&S ?\<T !Y TALK$ TOO MU*6 

,ASYLUM 

  

,SO :AT IS ! ANSW]8 ,OBVI\SLY SOME PEOPLE DO NE$ APPROPRIATE TREATM5T- SOME EV5 REQUE/ IT4 ,BUT :AT MU/ NOT BE ALL[$ TO HAPP5 IS A RETURN TO ! OLD ASYLUM SY/EM AS REC5TLY RECOMM5D$ BY ,FRANK ,DOBSON4 ,YES1 'C>E 9 ! COMMUNITY' HAS FAIL$1 BUT ?IS IS NOT BECAUSE ! IDEA IS NECESS>ILY FLAW$4 ,AS USUAL ! PROBLEM IS RES\RCES & MONEY4 ,*>LES ,CROSBY1 A RESE>*] AT ! ,UNIV]SITY ( ,WALES AT ,BANGOR1 F\ND ?AT A REAL C>E 9 ! COMMUNITY PROGRAM W\LD BE PREF]ABLE TO C>E 9 9/ITUTIONS BUT ?AT IT W\LD CO/ A LOT MORE4 

,IT SEEMS OBVI\S ?AT ALL AN>*I/S & LIB]T>IANS %\LD BE FI<T+ TO DEF5D ! RI<TS ( ! 'M5TALLY ILL'4 ,9 ! LONG T]M WE MU/ AIM TO CREATE A SOCIETY :I* DOES NOT BRE$ SOCIAL ALI5ATION BUT RA!R CREATES A TRULY HUMAN COMMUNITY :]E DIFF]5CE IS CELEBRAT$4 

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