Depression

[anitasizzle]

Correction.

That is a very stupid and ignorant statement Anitta.

dom

If I believed people like you, I'd believe 9/11 was actually caused by terrorists

[Headlad]

If I believed people like you, I'd believe 9/11 was actually caused by terrorists

[dom]

If I believed people like you, I'd believe 9/11 was actually caused by terrorists

Interesting.
Seeing as you don't know me!

But I know all I need to know about you from your posts on this thread Sizzle.

Come back to me on the spoof that is medicating depression if / when you have lost a loved one to suicide or have seen a family torn apart by bipolar and denial.

dom

[Doozer]

If I believed people like you, I'd believe 9/11 was actually caused by terrorists

A opposed to stuff like clairvoyence and homeopathy actually working. You conspiracy theorist you

[anitasizzle]

Again Aniita they are two different conditionsd
Its like having a blocked nose and a tumour

And whatever gets the insurance companies to pay up will be the diagnose given; you'll see, after awhile you won't hear about people being diagnosed with manic depression, but of being bipolar

[anitasizzle]

Why are so many people being diagnosed with being bipolar,especially from a certain social/economic background?

[The Hobbyist]

Why are so many people being diagnosed with being bipolar,especially from a certain social/economic background?

Anita,

On what facts and statistics is the above statement based on? Who is being diagnosed as being bipolar on the basis of a "certain social/economic background"?

Regards.

[anitasizzle]

A opposed to stuff like clairvoyence and homeopathy actually working. You conspiracy theorist you

Well, being a conspiracy theorist does have its merits; I've been saying for years America was going the way of Totalitarism, and just this past week the state of Michigan is in the process of privatized, a sure sign of Totalitarian

[monster_monster]

Well, being a conspiracy theorist does have its merits; I've been saying for years America was going the way of Totalitarism, and just this past week the state of Michigan is in the process of privatized, a sure sign of Totalitarian

throw enough shit at the wall and some of it is sure to stick

[anitasizzle]

Anita,

On what facts and statistics is the above statement based on? Who is being diagnosed as being bipolar on the basis of a "certain social/economic background"?

Regards.

An estimated 2.3 million Americans have bipolar disorder, also called manic-depressive illness

disorder (Johns & van Os, 2001).

The incidence of mental illness is unevenly spread throughout the population, with factors such as age, ethnic origin and gender making a difference. For example, schizophrenia is most frequent amongst men aged between 16 and 25 years and in women aged between 26 and 35 years (Howe, 1991). The overall chance of developing schizophrenia is the same for both men and women but men tend to develop it earlier and tend to develop a more severe form of the illness. In the UK people from ethnic minorities are more likely to have a diagnosis of schizophrenia and the incidence of schizophrenia within ethnic minority communities increases as the proportion of people from ethnic minorities in the local community decreases (Boydell, van Os, Allardyce, Goel, McCreadie & Murray, 2001). Rates of bipolar disorder are similar for men and women. However, women are twice as likely as men to have a diagnosis of major depression .

Low socio-economic classes have a greater proportion of people with a diagnosis of a severe mental illness. There are two theories why this is so. The first theory suggests that factors associated with having low socio-economic status increase the likelihood of developing a mental illness. These factors could include: higher stress levels; increased exposure to environmental and occupational hazards; poorer quality of maternal and obstetric care; and personality traits associated with lower class socialisation. The second theory is that the development of a severe mental illness leads to a downwards drift in socio-economic status. This social drift theory has received much support from research and seems to apply not only to those with diagnosed severe mental illness but also to those with minor (non-clinical) symptoms (Thaker, Adami & Gold (2001). A study by Samele, van Os, McKenzie, Wright, Gilvarry, Manley, Tattan & Murray (2001) found that the best ever occupation that a person with psychosis had but not their educational qualifications predicted prognosis.

http://www.enotalone.com/article/3098.html

http://www.enotalone.com/article/3098.html

http://ideas.repec.org/p/bar/bedcje/2006152.html