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by warfangle 3474 days ago
Heres one who hasn't spoken out.

I'm glad that I was able to get appropriate treatment (15 years later) but how I was treated as a teenager in a mental health facility was atrocious. Misdiagnosis, over medication, and only keeping patients as long as their insurance held out was par for the course.

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TIL, contrary to recent political claims, there are some situations in which it's better for one's health insurance not to cover mental health.
A product of misaligned incentives caused by profit-driven healthcare industry.