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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
The argument for me is if Depression is curable, or if its not curable because people either don't seek help or people don't recognize the signs.
Mental illnesses are usually fairly curable through a combination of drugs and therapy.
The World Health Organization at one point said that 25% of chronic depression cases weren't cured due to the person not seeking help or people not recognizing the signs.
The question is not about should we let people kill themselves because of the depression? Its about how can we be more effective as a society in identifying and promoting mental health cures.
So no I don't agree that someone with depression, or schizophrenia or various other mental illnesses should be part of a terminal disease assisted suicide strategy.
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Mental illness is a terminal condition for
thousands of people in Canada. And those are just the suicides that get reported as such. There are a lot of overdoses and other methods of ending things that aren't classified as suicides, but probably should be.
Think of it this way: happy people aren't killing themselves. Plus, going to a doctor to inquire about assisted suicide automatically triggers help. A doctor is going to evaluate you. A psychiatrist is going to evaluate you. You're automatically in the system that is your only hope for help.
I also wouldn't say mental illnesses are curable. That's too optimistic. They can often be managed, but to say they can be outright cured is a stretch from what I've seen. I'm not an expert, though.