Betty,

        Sorry for the short note. Szasz says basically what I understood
you to be saying, i.e., mental disorders are frequently in the eye of the
beholder rather than in the person. We assume so much about another person.

" I qualify that
doubt by saying if the depression is due to society's response, then I wish
to assert my opinion that it is not entirely productive to make the depressed
person the target (e.g., "YOU are depressed.  Let's treat YOUR problem").  In
short: The buck does not stop here." This is sort of what Szasz says.

I hope this clarifies my short note.

Bobby


>In a message dated 11/08/1999 12:47:31 PM Eastern Standard Time,
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>         You need to familiarize your self with the writings of a man called
> Thomas Szasz. He wrote "The Myth of Mental Illness" and other works.
>  >>
>
>Thank you Bobby.  Are you saying I am off the mark?  I am open to criticism.
>
>Betty