She is an example of what our society expects: that illness should be fought.
Why, exactly, the idea of psychogenic illness should be so offensive is a little baffling.
DECIDING how mental illness should be treated — and at what cost — is no easy matter.
Offenders with drug dependency and mental illness should be sent into treatment rather than to prison," she said.
Duration of illness should be included as a central variable in future research, as it influences the nature of the relation between stigmatization and social ties.
In an interview, he said that treatment for addiction and mental illness should be covered by the same health insurance that recognizes physical illnesses.
"I strongly believe that, subject to appropriate safeguards, people whose lives have become intolerable from physical illness should be helped to die.
But I didn't set out to be critical, or to have an editorial view on how mental illness should be treated.
Persons affected by this illness should be aware of the BPD Resource Center (www.BPDresourcecenter.org) at the Weill Medical College of Cornell.
I agree with "Financial Neglect of Mental Illness" [opinion, April 28] that financing for mental illness should be on equal footing to financing for medical problems.
Last summer one in four people responding to a consultation by NHS England said that prevention of mental illness should be a priority.
