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Old Jun 11, 2014, 12:16 PM
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Originally Posted by UndeadMage View Post
This is from the NAMI... Mental illnesses are not the result of personal weakness, lack of character or poor upbringing.
NAMI was originally, and is now to a considerable extent, an association for parents or siblings of those diagnosed as mentally ill, so they try to deny "poor" upbringing as any factor in the development of MI. They do not want to be harshly judged, which IMO is reasonable too. If only we could talk about the effects of upbringing (as well as genetics) without blaming -- just the facts, ma'am!
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