Mental Health Systems Not Working
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- Production Date: 12/11/2009
- Catalog Number: 8409
- Series: none
- Length: 00:39:44
- Town: Burlington
- Geography: National
- Event Type: General
- Content Type: Other
Description
Host Meghan O'Rourke is joined by Marj Bethold, Member of NARPA (National Association for Rights, Protection and Advocacy), Rights Activist, Laura Zeigler, Jim Gottstein, NARPA Board Member, and Michael Sabourin, Disability Rights Advocate, to discuss what is working and what isn't in the mental health system.
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1 Monday December 14, 2009 at 6:00 PM
2 Thursday December 17, 2009 at 1:40 PM
3 Sunday December 20, 2009 at 6:30 PM
4 Saturday December 26, 2009 at 5:45 AM
5 Saturday December 26, 2009 at 11:45 AM
6 Tuesday January 5, 2010 at 5:40 AM
7 Tuesday January 5, 2010 at 11:40 AM
8 Thursday January 7, 2010 at 6:00 AM
9 Thursday January 7, 2010 at 12:00 PM
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Summary
- Production Date: 12/11/2009
- Catalog Number: 8409
- Series: none
- Length: 00:39:44
- Town: Burlington
- Geography: National
- Event Type: General
- Content Type: Other
Description
Host Meghan O'Rourke is joined by Marj Bethold, Member of NARPA (National Association for Rights, Protection and Advocacy), Rights Activist, Laura Zeigler, Jim Gottstein, NARPA Board Member, and Michael Sabourin, Disability Rights Advocate, to discuss what is working and what isn't in the mental health system.
Related Issues
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1 Monday December 14, 2009 at 6:00 PM2 Thursday December 17, 2009 at 1:40 PM
3 Sunday December 20, 2009 at 6:30 PM
4 Saturday December 26, 2009 at 5:45 AM
5 Saturday December 26, 2009 at 11:45 AM
6 Tuesday January 5, 2010 at 5:40 AM
7 Tuesday January 5, 2010 at 11:40 AM
8 Thursday January 7, 2010 at 6:00 AM
9 Thursday January 7, 2010 at 12:00 PM
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Psychiatric and mental health systems used to discredit targets
When a person is targeted for destruction by a government (e.g. whistleblowers), the mental health profession comes in handy. The extreme harassment that can be deployed against a target, thanks to the informant networks in this country, is so intense that many targets will have their sanity questioned when they report it. In addition the tactics are specifically designed to mimic the officially recognized symptoms of mental illness. If a target makes the mistake of entrusting her mind to a pill-pusher with a medical degree, she's screwed.
The Hippocratic Oath simply doesn't come into play in these cases. It's very easy to take a pledge to heal the sick when it doesn't cost you anything, and may even create business for you. It's quite another matter when a member of the secret police (yes, they exist) takes you aside and says, "You will deny this person care, you will prescribe these mind-destroying drugs, or we will destroy you as we destroyed her."
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