Bitterness To Be Classified As a Mental Illness 511
Some psychiatrists are trying to get excessive bitterness identified as a mental illness named post-traumatic embitterment disorder. Of course this has some people who live perfect little lives, and always get what they want, questioning the new classification. The so called "disorder" is modeled after post-traumatic stress disorder because it too is a response to a trauma that endures. "They feel the world has treated them unfairly. It's one step more complex than anger. They're angry plus helpless," says Dr. Michael Linden, the psychiatrist who put a name to how the world works.
I guess at... (Score:0, Informative)
... least 99.999% of slashdot must be bitter because they are without girlfriends.
Re:Pfft (Score:4, Informative)
Re:Cynicism (Score:5, Informative)
Re:Cynicism (Score:1, Informative)
Thing break down, mechanics fix them. People ahve medical issue, doctors help them.
So feeling bad is now a medical issue? Then why are all drugs that make you feel really good, illegal?
Re:A gun makes more sense. (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Makes sense (Score:3, Informative)
I think I've read this book before...Ah yes, A Brave New World [wikipedia.org].
Re:Cynicism (Score:1, Informative)
Look up Thomas Szasz, one of the great critics of psychiatry. His arguments are well thought out, and most slashdotters could probably respect them (even if they don't agree).
I first heard of him on a series of "All in the Mind" podcasts from the ABC (the Australian national broadcaster). This program is on the mind, brain and behaviour : ...and a response from some psychologist (who rebut some arguments, but also admit that the evolution of the psych disciplines actually owe a debt to Szasz) :
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/allinthemind/stories/2009/2530830.htm [abc.net.au] (part 1)
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/allinthemind/stories/2009/2536966.htm [abc.net.au] (part 2)
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/allinthemind/stories/2009/2544843.htm [abc.net.au]
Re:Cynicism (Score:4, Informative)
The doctors only get free golf trips and paperweights with drug logos on them.
Just to clarify, since many people have the misconception that doctors get something every time they write a prescription for anything:
Kickbacks are illegal. When they are discovered, it results in things like jail and loss of license.
The free golf trips went away years and years ago, and I don't think they were ever very common.
Even the free paperweights, pens, clipboards, kleenex box etc were voluntarily stopped last year by the drug companies. Probably because doctors are actually smart enough to not be swayed by the "gift" of a $0.02 pen, and 2c x 800,000 doctors' offices adds up.
"informational" lunches and dinners are still happening, where doctors get free food and listen to pharma whargarrble about $NEW_DRUG_X, and they do get paid if they do actual work for a pharm company as a consultant or researcher, but that is all disclosed AFAIK.
http://www.boston.com/news/health/blog/2008/07/pharma_to_ban_g.html [boston.com]
Re:Makes sense (Score:1, Informative)
That's from princess bride:
Buttercup: You mock my pain.
Westley: Life is pain, Highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something.
Might have been from some wise women first.