Pachy, what did the speaker say were the advances in Mental Health?

I think each profession has its mindset, and the speaker was probably approaching mental health from a medical model--it's all he knows how to do. Where I work there is a clinical psychology program, and it has a certain perspective. All the grads come out thinking much the same as each other. I don't like their perspective that much. I see this trickle down even to the undergrad level. I took some undergrad psych courses at this university recently, and it's very interesting to hear all the professors spout the same party line. And the undergrads are so young and malleable. In short order they end up thinking the same as their profs. So yes, a lot has to do with the profession, but also with where the practitioners did their training.

If nothing else, it sounds like the lecture was interesting in how it revealed a profession's beliefs and values.

I attended a public lecture on Depression a couple of years ago given by a pdoc from the university. It was quite good, and I found him compassionate and with a sophisticated understanding. There were several people with overt mental illness in the audience, and he fielded their questions and interruptions with great grace and respect.

I too would like to attend your lecture, pachy!