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I take a great interest in mental illnesses.
We're learning some about it in English and how most mental illness stories reflect how society is..etc.

had some questions :)
First, in todays world, do you have to be diagnosed with a mental illness to be hospitalized? or can you check yourself in? just coz?

Second, do people still preform labotemies? (idk how to spell it). They used to do it a lot in the 1960s..and went in thru the eye sockets. If they still do it today, why?

Third, do you feel like society today is "neglecting" mentally ill people? do you feel that this is why almost 1/3 or more of homeless people have a mental illness? Society has falsely promised help for these people, homes and hospitals are full and they have no where to go? Or is it just an excuse to be where they're at in life?

Fourth, do you recommend any good books are movies about this stuff? i have read and watched Girl, Interrupted and One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest.

Fifth, do you feel that the routines some hospitals put on patients decrease their chances of being able to re-enter society? or do you feel that it helps them remain stable?

...err, i had more questions, but i have forgotten them.

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I take a great interest in mental illnesses.
We're learning some about it in English and how most mental illness stories reflect how society is..etc.

had some questions :)
First, in todays world, do you have to be diagnosed with a mental illness to be hospitalized? or can you check yourself in? just coz?

Both. A physician can determine you incapacitated to the point where hospitalization is necessary, but that's typically for an acute episode, for which more than likely a physician wouldn't be present. Which brings me to yes, you can (sort of) check yourself in, though usually someone else who witnesses a break down, for example, will bring you in. Typically a person with suicidal ideation has a good chance of being hospitalized for a short time.

Second, do people still preform labotemies? (idk how to spell it). They used to do it a lot in the 1960s..and went in thru the eye sockets. If they still do it today, why?

It is highly frowned upon and has been for quite some time. Read about Rosemary Kennedy (JFK's sister) sometime.

Third, do you feel like society today is "neglecting" mentally ill people? do you feel that this is why almost 1/3 or more of homeless people have a mental illness? Society has falsely promised help for these people, homes and hospitals are full and they have no where to go? Or is it just an excuse to be where they're at in life?

"Neglecting?" No. Misunderstanding and fearful due to ignorance, absolutely. I'm not sure how you've determined the "false" promises and homeless statistics. Many mentally ill individuals are elderly and/or born that way. Being homeless is not caused (not typically anyway) by merely being mentally ill or disabled. Which brings me to something else. Ill is not the same as disabled. That's an important distinction.

Fourth, do you recommend any good books are movies about this stuff? i have read and watched Girl, Interrupted and One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest.

The Glass Menagerie (play/movie) written by Tennessee Williams (whose sister, as it so happens, was incapacitated due to a lobotomy). Read Flowers for Algernon, by Daniel Keyes then watch the movie, Charly, which stars Cliff Robertson as the title character. Don't bother with Girl, Interruped (the film). It was far too self absorbed and with the exception of Angelina Jolie, poorly acted. Though having just re-read your post, you've already seen it.

Fifth, do you feel that the routines some hospitals put on patients decrease their chances of being able to re-enter society? or do you feel that it helps them remain stable?

First off, hospitals are not where people rehabilitate. Hospitals are where patients are typically taken for acute and/or emergency episodes that may or may not have to due with one's mental illness or disability. Second, a patient's chances for a completely successful re-integration into society takes a very long time and a great deal of commitment from physicians, counselors, family, friends and most importantly, the patient.

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Ill is not the same as disabled. That's an important distinction.

but it is a lot of the time. because how you expect them to get a job or pay for a house or any of this kinda stuff