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Originally Posted by Cole436
Then you're an ignorant fool. On both accounts.
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I bet you felt pretty important writing that down. As a social issue, I fail to see how public awareness campaign for "mental health" will have a demonstrable impact on solving a problem. The reason is that I do not think there is as large a problem as the media, and most others make out of it.
I am almost entirely certain that a large portion of mental health issues are along the lines of depression, general anxiety, and obsessive compulsive disorder. All of these are easily treated by exercise, and social activities. In more extreme cases, cognitive behavioural therapy is a proven avenue for successful treatment. Only in the absolute extreme minority of cases should pharmaceutical intervention be necessary.
I think that most people just see their mental health as an outcrop of how unsatisfying their lives are, and instead of seeking adequate treatment, choose instead to label it as a disease. We are pathologizing a whole host of moods as disorders.