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Originally Posted by Hellion
kind of funny they use the term 'mad' then for their site....mad used in that way refers to psychological problems, disorder of the mind, mental illness, craziness, insanity.....yet trying to claim none of that exists. Perhaps its that their problem is refusing to use the frontal lobe and treatment providers have mistaken it for mental illness, so these people feel slighted and figure throwing the baby out with the bath-water is the best option...do they even believe in the frontal lobe or is that all psychiatric propaganda to them as well?
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They deny that there are any provable biological markers to mental health problems.
Their argument is that people have difficulties, but it can't be classed as mental illnesses - & that diagnoses are baseless. It's all very Szasz, who i think has been largely refuted & who i personally disagree with. Szasz said it was all problems in living etc.
The site mission of MIA is apparently to transform the MH system - but it appears to have been hijacked with a very extreme anti-psychiatry agenda.
i'm critical of the current mental health system & psychiatry - But i think some of their views go way too far - & i wonder what the alternatives are? Primarily i think everything should be focused on genuinely helping & supporting people - Not on endless polemics.
Would be interested in the views of anyone else that has had an involvement with the MIA web site?