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<blockquote data-quote="Glocktogo" data-source="post: 3084138" data-attributes="member: 1132">A reasonable post deserves a reasonable response. I wasn&#039;t saying we should accept the status quo or throw it all out (or do nothing), I&#039;m just stating that the medical education and employment system is designed to discourage specialization in mental health. You&#039;ll never get the quantity or quality of professionals necessary to shift the burden away from ER&#039;s and GP&#039;s. Institutionalization for defectives like Cruz has been virtually obliterated by both the hand wringing liberals and the health insurance industry. Many insurance policies offer crumbs for mental health treatment versus something like cancer or heart disease. There&#039;s still the stigma of mental health to contend with too. Having cancer or heart disease won&#039;t make you a virtual leper the way a serious mental health diagnosis does.So we can and should expect more from the collective &quot;system&quot; such as it is, but don&#039;t expect too much too soon, or you&#039;ll be sorely disappointed.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Glocktogo, post: 3084138, member: 1132"] A reasonable post deserves a reasonable response. I wasn't saying we should accept the status quo or throw it all out (or do nothing), I'm just stating that the medical education and employment system is designed to discourage specialization in mental health. You'll never get the quantity or quality of professionals necessary to shift the burden away from ER's and GP's. Institutionalization for defectives like Cruz has been virtually obliterated by both the hand wringing liberals and the health insurance industry. Many insurance policies offer crumbs for mental health treatment versus something like cancer or heart disease. There's still the stigma of mental health to contend with too. Having cancer or heart disease won't make you a virtual leper the way a serious mental health diagnosis does. So we can and should expect more from the collective "system" such as it is, but don't expect too much too soon, or you'll be sorely disappointed. [/QUOTE]

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