Comments on: Survey: Over Half of Americans Will Develop Mental Illness

By: Tresho

Tresho — Wed, 08 Jun 2005 20:27:11 +0000

In other news, a $1 billion study predicts every American will die, given enough time.

By: Kent

Kent — Wed, 08 Jun 2005 17:48:25 +0000

It's enough to drive you nuts.

By: bithead

bithead — Wed, 08 Jun 2005 15:31:40 +0000

Well, there IS one point that adds validity to the study; Consider that the voting for Democrats the last two cycles, was at around 50%...

By: herb

herb — Wed, 08 Jun 2005 14:04:58 +0000

Sooner or later the truth always comes to light. Most everyone knows that the half that are mentally ill are living in the state capitals of every state as well as in Washington D.C. They are called Politicians and Bureaucrats.

By: Jufray

Jufray — Wed, 08 Jun 2005 03:09:04 +0000

I developed a Mental Illness just from reading those survey results.

By: PAXALLES

PAXALLES — Wed, 08 Jun 2005 01:58:12 +0000

One Nation Half-Cocked - And Under Therapy! Pills-a-Poppin' Not Mary Poppins for Our Kids Problems!

One Nation Half-Cocked - And Under Therapy! Pills-a-Poppin' Not Mary Poppins
for Our Kids Problems!

By: reliapundit

reliapundit — Wed, 08 Jun 2005 00:42:41 +0000

the study is a JOKE!

they did a SURVEY/poll of 9000 households - asking them EACH THREE (3) HOURS of questions!

the surveyors got TWENTY MILLION BUCKS ($20,000,000) to do the survey.

Why not just do a survey of prescriptions written for drugs whose benefits are for mental illness?
It would be a more accurate - and cheaper - way to see where we're at. (Maybe you can't get a $20 MILLION grant for that!?)

BTW: France leads the world in the per capita prescriptions of anti-depressants. (DON'T BELIEVE ME!? Google it yourself!)

By: DaveD

DaveD — Tue, 07 Jun 2005 23:15:24 +0000

I don't think Dr. Thomas Insel would be quick to criticize the results of a study funded by his branch of the NIH. It would challenge the effectiveness of the peer-review process. But, come on, mental illness afflicting 50% of the US population. That has got to be a stretch. How do these results effect our outlook on legitimate syndromes of mental illness versus the interesting but trivial variety of human responses that arise as temporary coping mechanisms to life's daily challenges?

By: Rooftop Report

Rooftop Report — Tue, 07 Jun 2005 23:01:33 +0000

Clearer Picture

From Outside the Beltway: Survey: Over Half of Americans Will Develop Mental Illness Ahhh, so that explains the last election....

By: Anderson

Anderson — Tue, 07 Jun 2005 22:09:50 +0000

Well, being physically ill includes having a cold, so it seems fair to apply "mentally ill" to whatever a corresponding level of impairment would be. 50% seems a rather low figure then. But that's not what "mentally ill" conjures in our minds, obviously.