i think it was m. scott peck who first introduced me to the idea that “mental illness” has at its root a spiritual crisis. trauma. a pained heart. and indeed searching for meaning/connection/Home in the ways of this realm all factor into the crazy that is the mental health diagnosis and industry….
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By Cortland Pfeffer
Contributing writer for Wake Up World
“A nation’s greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members.” — Mahatma Gandhi
An 18-year-old girl is diagnosed with Anorexia because of her underweight body image. She pleads to remove the diagnosis as this has resulted in years of bullying throughout her schooling. In doing so, she is labeled as defiant and gets a new diagnosis on her chart, “Oppositional Defiant Disorder.”
Following more refusal from any adult professional to hear her case, she retaliates to some persistent bullying and she is told she had a “psychotic break.” The psychiatrist that barely remembers her name writes a new script for Seroquel to control her “psychosis.” This medication makes her drowsy and she cannot function, though the staff member (who is only three years her senior) tells her she needs to wait it out and she can not refuse medication.
So she sleeps past noon, misses breakfast and lunch with the group, and asks if she can have something to eat. She is told, “No, that is just natural consequences.”
Diagnosed with anorexia and then refused a meal? Is this legal? More importantly, is this ethical?
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