What is mental health care like where you live? Is it adequate?
By bethmt
@bethmt (419)
United States
February 23, 2007 12:59pm CST
I live in the U.S. and know that there needs to be improvements made for mental health care and treatment options. But in the state where I live the funding has been cut drastically. Two inpatient psychiatric treatment centers in towns close to where I live have been closed within the past two years,outpatient treatment centers are so underfunded that many have had to close so this puts a tremendous strain on the state hospital which is now terribly overcrowded.
Sorry, but maybe I'm just venting here;sometimes it really bothers me how funding for the treatment of mental illness is typically overlooked or seen as not very important. Is this an issue with anyone else?
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@Willowlady (10658)
• United States
23 Feb 07
Mental health should be an important thing to any society. I have not personally seen it and I think depression is over done when many could just improve their diets and resting patterns. Closing those facilities when they are clearly needed should not happen. I will be interested also what others have to say about their health care in their areas.
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@bethmt (419)
• United States
23 Feb 07
I understand what you mean in that some forms of depression can be alleviated by improving one's overall health care. However with major depression a person almost always has to take medication;the same goes for other conditions such as bipolar disorder. But I know what you mean about the importance of taking care of one's overall health because the mind,body and spirit are all tied together.
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@Willowlady (10658)
• United States
25 Feb 07
So glad that I worded that so no offense was taken and you were able to articulate the additional information. Thanks for responding to me.
@yanjiaren (9031)
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24 Feb 07
in u.k too a lot of the mental health institutions are closing and a lot of mental patients areleft to be looked after by family or left on their own just with medication and this hasn drastic effects on society..i have witnessed it first hand..
@artistmel2000 (438)
• United States
23 Feb 07
When I lived in Florida, there was a very large community mental health center that was a pretty nice place. You could get your medication, therapy, case management, and day treatment all in one place. The problem was that Medicaid in Florida changed and went to HMOs. One HMO would pay for the center, one wouldn't... this HMO would pay for XYZ medication but the other HMO wouldn't. It's been a mess. Other non-profit mental health centers have opened up there, and they show promise in picking up the overflow of the major center.
It's sad how mental health is getting less and less funding. I recently moved to Illinois, and I haven't been able to identify a community mental health facility in my county. I'm not completely familiar with how things are run here, but it's distressing to say the least.
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@besthope44 (12123)
• India
21 Oct 10
Most time, its my work..with ontime deliveries and work loads. I try to divert mind on music and i feel better.
