Marvin Ross - "Is There a Professional Turf War in the Mental Health Field?"

[worldbackwards]

https://dawsonross.wordpress.com/20...essional-turf-war-in-the-mental-health-field/

This is an interesting blog shared by James Coyne, detailing the work done in discrediting attempts to bring psychosis and schizophrenia under the domain of the behaviourists. As well as Coyne, it also mentions Keith Laws and the wonderfully named Dr. Ronald Pies. This sounded familiar:

Now as my cynical friend stated, there is only one relatively finite pot of money for services for the mentally ill and, if we call it an illness, then the medical docs are going to get most of it. Other professionals will get the crumbs. However, if we don’t call it an illness but a problem, then it becomes more appropriate for other professionals like psychologists, social workers and others to be the first line of assessment and treatment.

 

[wastwater]

The bit in the comments about anti-psychiatry is interesting

 

[Never Give Up]

What is that picture, @worldnackwards?

 

[worldbackwards]

What is that picture, @worldnackwards?

It's the living dead. I like to reflect my surroundings

 

[Never Give Up]

Very funny, with a side of desperately tragic.

 

[worldbackwards]

Very funny, with a side of desperately tragic.

That's been said about me before. I'm unsure if I should be worried

 

[Never Give Up]

Humor and kindness, it's the only way to go!