Why are there no books on the course of disease among the mentally ill? This would seem to me to be absolutely necessary, to establish the epidemiology of a particular disorder. So, why no interest in following the course of a disease to define an accurate prognosis?
Are we so sure of our affect that it is, by rights, disengaged from consequences as compared to the natural course of a disease? What does this say of our collective hubris? What does it say with regard to the consequences of our actions?
Can we say that what we're doing in the US in our push toward pathologizing, and treating larger and larger swaths of the public is both necessary, and has a desirable outcome. What does this say about the surge in plastic surgery? Is a consumerist demand the only test?
This seems more than foolish. This seems to lack any conversation with, or about, the consequences of societies actions, or the specific actions of health care professionals.
Where, in all of medical training, are these ideas?
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