THE MYTH OF MENTAL ILLNESS
These insights by Martin and Deidre Bobgan were published way back in 1989, but need to be passed around again and introduced to a generation that has grown up believing the myth of "mental illness". Pass it on! THE MYTH OF MENTAL ILLNESS The terms mental disease , mental illness , and mental disorder are popular catch-alls for all kinds of problems of living, most of which have little or nothing to do with disease. As soon as a person's behavior is labeled "illness," treatment and therapy become the solut ions. If, on the other hand, we consider a person to be responsible for his behavior, we should deal with him in the areas of education, faith, and choice. If we label him "mentally ill," we rob him of the human dignity of personal responsibility and the divine relationship by which problems may be met. B ecause the term mental illness throws attitudes and behavior into the medical realm, it is important to examine it's accuracy. In discu...