Re: Mental illnesses

In article <E8VEe.1504$dR5.180@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Dan
<dannospam@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On 7/23/2005 3:10 PM, Daniel Prince wrote:
> > jason@xxxxxxxxxx (Jason) wrote:
> >
> >
> >>If you have a session with a psychologist or other mental
> >>health professional--he or she will tell you if you have a mental
> >>illness.
> >
> >
> > But how will they tell if I have a mental illness? Is the method
> > they use scientific and objective?
>
> A mental illness has to do with thinking. For Depression, e.g. suicidal
> thoughts; for Bi-Polar, e.g. "I am great"; for Schizophrenia, e.g. TV
> talking to you.
>
> Physical illness is "non-thinking" disease.

Dan,
The MMPI will also help you and the mental health professional to
determine if you have depression and various other mental problems. I
recently talked with someone that was Bi-Polar. For many years, various
mental health experts had told him that he was suffering from clinical
depression--the most serious type of depression. One very intelligent
mental health professional eventually figured out that he was Bi-Polar. I
believe that the MMPI or other special test helped the mental health
professional to finally figure out his true problem.
I forgot to ask him which special test was used by the mental health
professional. That's an example of why such tests are important.
I hope that you get the help you need. Some mental health professionals do
even use any special tests.
Jason

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