Loading ...I find it very hard to believe that it is taking over a year to see a counsellor. I know that the waiting list has at times been 6-12 weeks but the individual is seen at least once by an intake worker and follow up will be maintained by the intake worker until a counsellor is assigned (at least that was how it worked in CRHA) and as for a child waiting 5 years to be treated properly,not likely as pretty much the same process works with children and they are given a priority. As for “getting and keeping a psychiatrist”well,there aren’t many private psychiatrists who see clients on a regular basis except on a consult basis via the Medical doctor or the Mental Health Worker.2 replies1 reply
We have an epidemic of labelling
Are they also keeping track of the mental illness that has been caused by illegal drug use,over medicating or cross medication by physicians,hopefully all the diagnosis’s they are looking at have been done by the professionals who can diagnose mental illness as opposed to the many people now who make an assumption and label people,teachers have been telling some parents that their children ADHD,ADD for years and then that label becomes a quasi diagnosis without the child ever being seen by a psychologist or psychiatrist who are the only people qualified to make this diagnosis. We have an epidemic of labelling going on and some professionals are also guilty of joining this epedemic of diagnosis. Of course people are depressed when they suffer a loss but not everyone needs or wants medication for the grieving process and if it is short term they are not “clinically depressed”which is a diagnosis. People who actually have a mental illness diagnosis have such little access to psychiatric services now that their condition is forever stable and unstable. I agree with your statements East of Eden.
