For days I have been looking for stories that talked about the rich and mental illness. I stumbled upon a very interesting article that I have not heard about in the mainstream.
Evidently, private mental health clinics are starting to see a rise in patients. All of this is due to the fact the stock market has fallen and people are losing their jobs at alarming rates.
This story takes place in Dubai but it seems that more private mental care clinics across the world will start to see numbers climb as more people are becoming depressed and unable to cope with job loss. It is so interesting to see how the other side is coping with mental illness. It is nothing like the poor citizens of our nation or of our world. All I can say is at least these peole have the option of private care to help treat them. I'm sure the private clinics vs. the public ones provide better options and the best medicines money can buy.
I am not going to knock these people becasue any loss can be hard. Especially your job. Your work defines you and without it you feel hopeless and useless. The upside to this article compared to any others I have seen is that they actually give you "survial tips." Hmm...would it not be nice to give survival tips to the millions living with "real" mental illnesses?
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
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