I agree that a strong support structure is key. Isolation, or at least feelings of isolation, at vulnerable periods of our lives, might be a possibility.
And yes. According to a CNN article,(http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/1999/century/episodes/06/currents/) until the appearance of Prozac in the 1980s, Valium was the largest-selling pharmaceutical drug in history.
At the bottom of the article (from way back) an expert says "There are a group of people in the world, probably a large percentage between 10 and 20 percent, who have a vulnerability to behavioral dysfunction."
Given that statistic, it's interesting that so much emphasis is placed on controlling risk factors for diseases that manifest themselves physically. It seems there's a need to address how we function psychologically and identify risk factors here. Still seems to be some stigma here. Are we making improvements in addressing mental health issues?
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I agree that a strong support structure is key. Isolation, or at least feelings of isolation, at vulnerable periods of our lives, might be a possibility.
And yes. According to a CNN article,(http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/1999/century/episodes/06/currents/) until the appearance of Prozac in the 1980s, Valium was the largest-selling pharmaceutical drug in history.
At the bottom of the article (from way back) an expert says "There are a group of people in the world, probably a large percentage between 10 and 20 percent, who have a vulnerability to behavioral dysfunction."
Given that statistic, it's interesting that so much emphasis is placed on controlling risk factors for diseases that manifest themselves physically. It seems there's a need to address how we function psychologically and identify risk factors here. Still seems to be some stigma here. Are we making improvements in addressing mental health issues?
February 21, 2008 - 8:15amThis Comment
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