Posted by LostBoyinNC1 on June 26, 2002, at 0:37:39
In reply to Re: why is it WW3?, posted by LostBoyinNC1 on June 25, 2002, at 23:20:38
Mist, another thing Id like to add is the reason WHY the severely mentally ill tend to end up homeless when they are untreated. Its simple. People who have severe forms of mental illness (severe depression, manic depression, schizophrenia) generally have serious cognitive problems. Problems with being able to think clearly. If you cant think clearly...you cant hold a job. If you cant hold a job you cant make money and earn a living. That leads to poverty and in many cases, eventual homelessness.
Many of the severely mentally ill homeless people got that way cause their thinking is so disordered that there is no way they can hold even the most basic menial job. They are confused all the time, unable to concentrate or remember things. How can you function like that? The answer is...you cant function in that sort of condition.
Now Id like to ask you something. Do you think this sort of mental illness, where the problem is severe deterioration in being able to think clearly...is a brain condition or a "psychological" or "emotional" condition? I personally believe its pure Neurology stuff. How are you going to get someone who cant think clearly back to normal without medical treatment? Its impossible.
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