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Originally Posted by pachyderm
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...the category of mental illness—unlike, say, the category of medical disease—can expand and constrict as a result of a variety of different moral, social, political, and economic factors and interests...
... A distinction between literal and metaphorical entities is essential in interpreting the claims made by some about the treatment and prevalence of mental illness, and also in understanding the true nature of the human problems called mental disorders.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog...dox-psychiatry
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... I don't see that he says what the "true nature" of mental disorders is. |
I think he is saying there is a need to discern "the true nature of the human problems
called mental disorders" (emphasis added) in order to distinguish
actual mental illness from other human problems. In my own case, for example, so-called "mental illness" is not at the root of my depression even though "mental health" is required in order for my life to not be completely dominated or over-run by my depression. So, and just as with so-called "heart disease" (where there really is no such thing), the challenge is to look beyond the broad brush -- so-called "mental illness" -- and get down to actual causes and conditions.