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| Silky Johnson |
| quote: | Originally posted by enydo
omg Jack you are bogging down this discussion with your diarrhea-hatred of the Jenny |
Seriously. Goddamn ing annoying hypocrite. |
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| Alex |
| quote: | Originally posted by Silky Johnson
I can only speak to the Canadian health care system...but I do know for a fact how bogged down it is, and how there are aren't enough primary caregivers to go around. I can also speak to the expectations of the health care consumers and their lack of understanding of how our health care system actually works...and lack of knowledge about ALL of the resources available to them. People expect a lot while understanding very little, and that's frustrating. There's a lot of pressure on doctors to "fix" people, as much as there is pressure on people to be "happy", or whatever the .
And yeah, I'm sure that adds to the whole "TAKE SOME PILLLS YESSSS" problem. |
I'm very lucky to have a caring and committed GP, and I know it. He's been my doctor for 16 years.
I used to live in a small town and that's where I started seeing him. In the next town over (very recently) a new doctor was accepting patients and there were literally hundreds of people lined up outside his clinic.
Quebec is ed sometimes. |
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| srussell0018 |
| Isn't your healthcare free? And you're surprised that it's low quality? |
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| Silky Johnson |
| quote: | Originally posted by Alex
I'm very lucky to have a caring and committed GP, and I know it. He's been my doctor for 16 years.
I used to live in a small town and that's where I started seeing him. In the next town over (very recently) a new doctor was accepting patients and there were literally hundreds of people lined up outside his clinic.
Quebec is ed sometimes. |
I think things are on the road to improvement, with the introduction and implementation of Nurse Practitioners as primary care givers. At least here in Ontario. |
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| Alex |
| quote: | Originally posted by srussell0018
Isn't your healthcare free? And you're surprised that it's low quality? |
I will admit that for non-urgent care our system can be a little annoying, but if you're actually sick or seriously mentally ill the system here takes very good care of you.
In fact even my minor injuries (Broken foot/ankle) were treated quickly and efficiently so I can't complain about my treatment, but if you need a hip or knee replacement for instance, you can wait a long time. |
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| SYSTEM-J |
| I'll be a hypocrite when I rack up hundreds of one-line SARCASM posts fuelling the bull of the same few uber-irritating members. Dispatching Jenny en passant is pocket change by comparison. |
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| Silky Johnson |
| quote: | Originally posted by Alex
I will admit that for non-urgent care our system can be a little annoying, but if you're actually sick or seriously mentally ill the system here takes very good care of you.
In fact even my minor injuries (Broken foot/ankle) were treated quickly and efficiently so I can't complain about my treatment, but if you need a hip or knee replacement for instance, you can wait a long time. |
We actually do not have low quality health care. We have tons of resources here, it's just that people only want to focus on like ER wait times and what not. Again, high expectations and little understanding. |
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| enydo |
| quote: | Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
I'll be a hypocrite when I rack up hundreds of one-line SARCASM posts fuelling the bull of the same few uber-irritating members. Dispatching Jenny en passant is pocket change by comparison. |
RATCHET AS HELL
I HAD TO LOOK UP WHAT "EN PASSANT" MEANT, LOL |
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| Jon_Snow |
| quote: | Originally posted by enydo
RATCHET AS HELL
I HAD TO LOOK UP WHAT "EN PASSANT" MEANT, LOL |
I play chess so I know what it is but but his usage makes as much sense as castling queen side. |
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| Lews |
| quote: | Originally posted by srussell0018
I think this is a statement in and of itself of the fact that mental health issues are not the taboo topics that they used to be. It seems every person you meet has some sort of MH issue, whether it's OCD, ADD, anxiety, etc. I don't know whether this is indicative of people getting more comfortable speaking to their doctor about these types of things, if people are just becoming lazy and wanting to be coddled in the faux-reality of life while medicated, or if it's something else. I think this terrible social stigma of having a mental health issue has been greatly over estimated in this thread. I don't think that really exists for the most part anymore. Maybe if someone is on anti-psychotics, but I wouldn't say there's much negative social stigma towards people on anti-depressants, sedatives, or any of the "run of the mill" psychotropic drugs out there. It seems like those have almost become the norm in our current society, to where a larger percentage of the population than you think is on some sort of mental health medication. |
Nonsense. No one is arguing that mental health issues are looked on the same as they used to be, obviously in the West at least we don't burn people at the stake for mental issues anymore, but just because a lot of people take anti-depressants, anti-psychotics, benzos, etc., does not mean that the social stigma is gone. There are countless studies where patients report either being afraid to tell family/friends/employers about mental health issues or where they have reported negative effects of confiding in family/friends/employers. |
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| srussell0018 |
| Post some then, because I don't think that's true at all. The number of people prescribed anti depressants, anti anxiety drugs, and ADD medication has skyrocketed. If people were so afraid to speak up that wouldn't be the case. |
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