Quote from: tbdunamis on December 22, 2012, 02:48:51 AM

Quote from: myrkul on December 19, 2012, 02:04:46 AM

Quote from: evolve on December 19, 2012, 01:54:18 AM

No, I think I'd rather mock you for your stupid beliefs some more.

You're correct, this is a very serious and important issue. Millions of people suffer from mental illnesses, and your contention that their illnesses don't exist is borderline offensive. More importantly, the lack of recognition and treatment of these illnesses leads to tragedies like the Aurora theater shooting and the Connecticut school shooting. You are simply adding to the stigma that mental health treatment already has.

Basically, you are part of the problem.

He's not denying that the conditions exist. What he is denying is that they are illnesses. A more accurate term would be injury.

The distinction between an illness and an injury is very significant. An injury is an effect of a cause which can be resolved by entering into another cause. An illness is indicative of a condition which suggests that a person is a victim of such a state. And it is this perceived state of victimization that organized healthcare, particularly the pharmaceutical companies, profits from.

In terms of the OP, there is no significant difference between illness and injury. A mental illness cause by trauma or genetically is no different from a mental illness caused by experiences which cause changes to the brain having the same effect. If the outcome is the same, then differentiating between the two is pointless and also prejudicial.