 |
| FAQ/Help |
| Calendar |
| Search |
|
#1
Dec 20, 2006, 08:28 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Mental health stigma, anyone?
GEEEEEEZE. You know, there's a *reason* I don't read the paper on my days off.....I'm not sure what possessed me to pick it up today. Lifted directly from the AP wire: China is imposing new restrictions on foreign adoptions, barring applicants who are unmarried, obese, older than 50 or who take antidepressants, according to U.S. adoption agencies. The restrictions are meant to limit adoptions to "only the most qualified families," said the Web site of one agency, Harrah's Adoption International Mission in Spring, Texas. The move comes amid a surge in foreign applications to adopt Chinese children. The United States is the No. 1 destination for children adopted abroad, but the number going to Europe and elsewhere is rising. [b](((((((((((((((((MEGA-GROWL))))))))))))))) from a single, obese, antidepressant-taking, middle-aged bear! |
|
#2
Dec 20, 2006, 08:30 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
grrrrrrrrrrrr so this means they would rather adopt out their children to ppl who are depressed and NOT on antidepressants???
__________________
|
|
#3
Dec 20, 2006, 10:39 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Poopiebear, when Papa and I tried to adopt after we lost Matthew, they said because I have been in a State Mental Hosp. we we're not allowed to adopt, too unstable
It sucks
__________________
 A good day is when the crap hits the fan and I have time to duck. |
|
#4
Dec 20, 2006, 10:42 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
(((((((((Angie)))))))))))) that's horrible. I'm so sorry. I can't believe it happens here too.
|
|
#5
Dec 20, 2006, 10:44 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
That is so predigest!
__________________
"It hit me like a ton of bricks!" 
|
|
#6
Dec 20, 2006, 10:46 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Candy, don't cry for me, I got all my kids (surragete) sp
here and I even crochet sweaters and take them to the neonatal unit of hospitals here for the tiny babies, that make up for the stupid ppl in the world
__________________
A good day is when the crap hits the fan and I have time to duck. |
|
#7
Dec 20, 2006, 11:19 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
I think it stinks. thank goodness there are other countries to adopt from that do not have those stipulations! China is very very strict.
__________________
He who angers you controls you! |
|
#8
Apr 20, 2007, 09:48 AM
|
||||
|
||||
|
I stand by a statement made by a former psych. professor (also a well-respected therapist in our community):
I'm not worried about the people in therapy. I'm worried about all those people driving up and down (the interstate) thinking they're ok." 
__________________
|
|
#9
Apr 21, 2007, 03:37 AM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Why do agencies like these have to make decisions based on labels? How about looking into each person/couple seeking to adopt, and evaluating everything you can about them, rather than see "antidepressants" and ripping up the application?
It's just like zero tolerance in schools for some things. It's an excuse not to use one's brain.
__________________
Maven If I had a dollar for every time I got distracted, I wish I had some ice cream. Equal Rights Are Not Special Rights  |
|
#10
Apr 21, 2007, 02:27 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Young people who need to be on meds but do not are a whole lot scarier then older people on meds.
|
|
#11
Apr 21, 2007, 03:54 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Since the whole world now knows who they will screen out... what's the incentive for those applicants to tell the truth???
__________________
|
|
#12
Apr 21, 2007, 03:57 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
I thought medical records were confidential anyway. Aren't they?
|
| Reply |
This is an old thread. You probably should not post your reply to it, as the original poster is unlikely to see it.|
|
My Support Forums is the online community that was originally begun as the Psych Central Forums in 2001. It now runs as an independent self-help support group community for mental health, personality, and psychological issues and is overseen by a group of dedicated, caring volunteers from around the world.
Linear Mode
