tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16179347.post7930567866835912099..comments2023-10-02T18:02:52.243+10:00Comments on 3 Word Slogan: You don’t have to be nuts, but…Cartledgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11929350278316125588noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16179347.post-22072408656351220522008-05-28T16:08:00.000+10:002008-05-28T16:08:00.000+10:00Enigma, between you and Lindsay, the expansion of ...Enigma, between you and Lindsay, the expansion of my simplistic understanding, there is obviously a very real problem out there.<BR/>Lindsay would probably remind us that the study here which attracted my attention was initiated by police who don't know how to handle the whole problem. <BR/>There is not much about humanity that can be reduced to simple black and white.<BR/>Fortunately for my Cartledgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11929350278316125588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16179347.post-17345416930541575082008-05-28T14:46:00.000+10:002008-05-28T14:46:00.000+10:00wow...so depressing, and here I thought that it wa...wow...so depressing, and here I thought that it was just an American Phenom...not...it is a cyclical problem and obviously this is not the right place for these people to get treatment or care...and obviously with each passing day....they are more damaged...<BR/><BR/>( there is another study about Brain Injuries at Birth or birth trauma- the numbers are very high for prison population...)<BR/><BRenigma4everhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589997090173140019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16179347.post-13168013960264058832008-05-28T10:03:00.000+10:002008-05-28T10:03:00.000+10:00Adding Neuropsychology balances some of fuzzy fact...Adding Neuropsychology balances some of fuzzy factors which had occurred to me. One stemmed from a comment that: Research indicates that people receiving treatment for a mental illness are no more violent or dangerous than the general population.<BR/>But the other issue is depression, common enough in wider society and considered a mental illness. I guess the hardest part in all this is defining Cartledgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11929350278316125588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16179347.post-46014957401564700382008-05-27T23:59:00.000+10:002008-05-27T23:59:00.000+10:00According Elkhonan Goldberg who is clinical Profes...According Elkhonan Goldberg who is clinical Professor of Neurology at NY School of Medicine and Director of Neuropsychology and cognitive performance the latest developments in brain research point to us needing to adopt much different approaches to society at large. Elkhonan found after independent research into over 100 non premeditated murders (non premeditated is the important aspect) in lindsaylobehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774918551798647046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16179347.post-15728046674201315922008-05-27T16:03:00.000+10:002008-05-27T16:03:00.000+10:00Abi, I've found some of the answers, but they are ...Abi, I've found some of the answers, but they are all depressing. The phenomenon appears to be common to developed economies. Sort of user pays of goes to jail...Cartledgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11929350278316125588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16179347.post-28715959506546138982008-05-26T23:58:00.000+10:002008-05-26T23:58:00.000+10:00DK, that's a great question - where do these peopl...DK, that's a great question - where <I>do</I> these people go for help?<BR/><BR/>A mental hospital around my way has just been converted to high-end condos. What happened to the former patients? Did they all suddenly get better? Or are they out on their own. Or in jail.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16179347.post-22315303068802970652008-05-26T17:01:00.000+10:002008-05-26T17:01:00.000+10:00DK, there are lots of questions, and I'm not sure ...DK, there are lots of questions, and I'm not sure if we are seeing an increase, beyond population increases. Certainly it is more visible under modern policy.Cartledgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11929350278316125588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16179347.post-8392295147944511162008-05-26T16:29:00.000+10:002008-05-26T16:29:00.000+10:00this has got me thinking: is mental illness on the...this has got me thinking: is mental illness on the rise in the general population. where do people without health ins or money go for help. is commission of a crime or substance abuse a symptom of mental illness or is that that doing those things somehow bring on mental illness. certainly the prison environment itself could exacerbate mental illness. <BR/><BR/>I was in WA state when the D.K. Raedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01451065603615752038noreply@blogger.com