yeah then anderson gives him a last minute pat on the back " your book is a good read". woot anderson, go comb your hair.

I wasn't able to watch the whole interview. I had hit my limit on the random "experts" interviews. One of the "experts" theorized that Cho was probably a repressed homosexual. This is thus far my favorite summary of who's to blame.

Chloe--that is unbelievable! thanks for that link.

I wrote a post that includes some scientific abstracts regarding schizophrenia and the brain. Due to media reports etc. discussing the possibility of Cho being Schizophrenic, I believe one should research the topic at great length before diagnosing a dead man.
Maybe this way, we can help thousands of innocent people who suffer with this illness every single day, and who are not violent, and living less than quality lives on pychiatric medications that offer little to treat symptoms.
I've seen too many people in psych hospitals and residential care facilities merely existing on these medication treatments.
I challenge any one who believes psychiatric medications have increased quality of life of these patients. Show me those people, and I will show you the hundreds that I have met who exist, and not much else.

Schizophrenia and the brain, transition from adolescence to adulthood.

I apologize in advance for this rant.

Here goes: I have worked in universities my WHOLE life. I have never been out of academia, and I am 50. Every single MENTAL HEALTH counseling service I have encountered needed IMPROVEMENT. I base my OPINIONS on my personal experiences, and those of my family and friends.

University MENTAL HEALTH CLINICS are usually stocked with barely supervised residents in psychiatry or psychology interns, who have had LITTLE OR NO TRAINING (ask them) in efficacious oral therapies, like CBT, DBT or interpersonal therapy. Also, this is one of their first training experiences.

PEER counseling services would be MUCH BETTER in effectiveness. The university could TRAIN PEER counselors and give them university credit for working with their PEERS.

In my mind, if a CLUB HOUSE for those in mental distress could be formed ON EVERY SINGLE CAMPUS, then consumers, like me, would have a place to go, to feel validated, smart and unstigmatized.

Those who wanted to use the CLUB HOUSE would get a simple card like a COSTCO card. They would swipe in and out. Then, if the individual CONSENTED, we could calculate a DOSAGE for CLUBHOUSE, and follow them over time, AND PROVE EMPIRICALLY that club houses work: they improve functioning, quality of life, employment (grades) and housing (liking your home). Supportive employment works and supportive housing works.

What do I mean by works? They are efficacious TREATMENTS that are NOT tested by NIMH or PHARMA. And since, these solution do not involve giving money to MDs or PHARMA, it is UNLIKELY that anyone will EVER test their efficaciousness.

I don't want swipe cards FOR EVER. Just for long enough to PROVE that it works!! Do you know, FS, that I proposed this to WASHINGTON STATE'S MENTAL HEALTH TRANSFORMATION COMMITTEE at the highest level. Ask Ken Stark!

I got totally voted down. But since, they had to include minority opinions in the final document, I was an appendix X, Y or Z.

The CONSUMERS on the committee were almost totally in support of my IDEA. However, the bureaucrats were not. Especially the State people!

Funny thing, FS, is that I went to a United Way meeting, and there, in their goals, were several of my ideas for transformation.

Ironically, it turned out that Ken Stark (head of Transformation of MH for WA), Mr. NIDAAA, had recommended, from his memory, to THEM, what I HAD PROPOSED, but was voted down...

Interesting...

Keep up your blog.. it rocks!

Thanks for the ranting opportunity, if you choose to publish this.

Dr. BK