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Loneliness is killing us – we must start treating this disease
- lutusp 13y agoTitle: "Loneliness is killing us – we must start treating this disease" Who are these people? psychologists, of course. A doctor says, "Let's improve the world by curing diseases." A psychologist says, "Let's improve our bottom line by inventing diseases." There's even a name for this -- "disease mongering." Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disease_mongering#Instances_of_disease_mongering http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disease_mongering#Instances_of_... Quote: "In discussions specifically about psychiatric diagnosis, the term is frequently used by proponents of the antipsychiatry movement,[3] and Scientology-based critics[4] as just one part of their criticism of psychiatry or specifically biopsychiatry. Examples include ADHD and bipolar disorder."