Systems Whizzard

The Coming of the Psychotherapeutic State? -- 10/20/2004

The Coming of the Psychotherapeutic State? : CNSNEWS article on another potential aspect of Big Brother.

First two paragraphs:

What role should the federal government play in promoting mental health? This topic will be debated increasingly within the coming year.

The presidentially appointed New Freedoms Commission on Mental Health issued a report in July 2003 urging enactment of widespread screening for children to identify and treat mental illnesses. Defenders of constitutional liberties have good reason to be very skeptical of at least one objective.

posted by Charlie @ 11:58 PM