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Mike on November 18, 2020 at 10:44 pm
Idea: Mental illness medicine that gives you a headache if you don’t take it
Link: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/2018080...

Here’s the problem in a nutshell, but the answer isn’t to give them pain instead… “There really isn’t anything we can do. The only time she’s going to get help is if they put her in the hospital, and the only way they’ll put her in the hospital is if she’s a danger to self or others,”

How do you treat someone who doesn’t accept they’re ill?
Link: https://www.bbc.com/future/artic

Some people suffering psychoactive disorders such as schizophrenia have no idea they are ill – and refuse to seek treatment. Is it right to force them to seek treatment?
8-BIT BOBBY on November 18, 2020 at 11:48 pm
Idea: Mental illness medicine that gives you a headache if you don’t take it
Link: https://www.publicsource.org/mental-health...

NO, NO, NO – Forced treatment isn’t the answer – punishing them with pain for not complying is something only a sick NAZI would do.

First Person: The mental health model of ‘forced treatment’ doesn’t work - PublicSource | News for a better Pittsburgh
Link: https://www.publicsource.org/men

As someone who lives with depression and anxiety, I wonder: Could we be having a different conversation about mental health?