Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 7:45 pm
http://www.sptimes.com/2006/10/06/Pasco ... ment.shtml
QUOTEAmong his mental problems, Brown mentioned obsessive-compulsive disorder, schizo affective disorder, depression, anxiety and panic attacks.
Dorothy Lekarczyk, a clinical psychologist in Dade City, said those conditions could make leading a normal life difficult.
She said symptoms of schizo affective disorder include thought and mood disturbance, depression, mania and hallucinations.
"Many times it can be very debilitating," Lekarczyk said.
As with all mental illnesses, it's a matter of severity.
"What really is a critical factor is the quality of help that is obtained - if the person is insightful enough that they can follow through with treatment," Lekarczyk said.
Brown said he takes medication for his conditions and believed he had overcome obsessive-compulsive disorder.
In fact, that was part of his motivation for seeking office - to prove to himself he was better.
"I'm not going to withdraw," he said Thursday. "I'm a good kid."
um, how do we break it to him that being a "good kid" albeit with a severe set of mental disorders, is not grounds for voting for him?
its like the kids that suck a sports who get trophies so they don't feel bad. Are the Democrats vying for the mentally ill vote now that the minority vote is not as secure?
me, i'm voting NO CONFIDENCE with a bottle or tequila, a lighter, and a cotton rag.
congress sucks
QUOTEAmong his mental problems, Brown mentioned obsessive-compulsive disorder, schizo affective disorder, depression, anxiety and panic attacks.
Dorothy Lekarczyk, a clinical psychologist in Dade City, said those conditions could make leading a normal life difficult.
She said symptoms of schizo affective disorder include thought and mood disturbance, depression, mania and hallucinations.
"Many times it can be very debilitating," Lekarczyk said.
As with all mental illnesses, it's a matter of severity.
"What really is a critical factor is the quality of help that is obtained - if the person is insightful enough that they can follow through with treatment," Lekarczyk said.
Brown said he takes medication for his conditions and believed he had overcome obsessive-compulsive disorder.
In fact, that was part of his motivation for seeking office - to prove to himself he was better.
"I'm not going to withdraw," he said Thursday. "I'm a good kid."
um, how do we break it to him that being a "good kid" albeit with a severe set of mental disorders, is not grounds for voting for him?
its like the kids that suck a sports who get trophies so they don't feel bad. Are the Democrats vying for the mentally ill vote now that the minority vote is not as secure?
me, i'm voting NO CONFIDENCE with a bottle or tequila, a lighter, and a cotton rag.
congress sucks