pachyderm, I fixed your trigger icon, as you mentioned.

I also agree with all of you--I do feel it is understaffed, underpaid, etc. I know people surely do not get the best treatment they really need, and usually (Usually, but not always...) that is not so much the fault of the workers as it is the funding they get.

For instance, with psychologists, they dont get paid as much by insurance, unless they can "put down" your diagnosis to a DSM related illness.

That is a bit farfetched, but it is a sad truth of life anymore that the dollar takes the place of the person in any field or any treatment, of any kind.

That being said, though, I do feel there are lots of people who really do want to help in the mental health system, and they are trying...its a shame they are not the ones who get to do all the funding, etc...but you get my point.

Hope it gets better for you...