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WKK417J t1_jbwem2n wrote
Reply to The philosophy of Beccaria is relevant to understand the current mental health crisis. The idealistic abstractions of the legal system are akin to the ones used in psychiatric discourse. by carrero33
Clinical psychologist here (UK). In my practice, I avoid the 'rush to diagnosis' as much as possible, prefering to talk to clients about their individual experience of suffering—a more or less direct translation of the Buddhist 'dukkha'. For the majority, this helps them avoid the stigma attached to diagnostic criteria, and it frees me from the onerous task of ascribing a label that may, at best, be only a rough fit.
WKK417J t1_jbx04md wrote
Reply to comment by WenaChoro in The philosophy of Beccaria is relevant to understand the current mental health crisis. The idealistic abstractions of the legal system are akin to the ones used in psychiatric discourse. by carrero33
Hi, I know. I'm so grateful for not being yoked to that system.