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1. Does Earley's connection to the topic of mental health care through his son strengthen or weaken his analysis? - Morgan
2. How does Earley's views differ from first person accounts of psychiatric hospitals we have read? - Morgan
1. Given the system outlined in the text, what options would families with more limited resources have to be able to get help for their loved ones? — Ruth Curran
2. What would have been the motivation for Kennedy to put so much “faith” in one drug? (69) - Ruth Curran
1. When Mike was talking about his week at the hospital he stated that there were two of him “one insane and one sane.” He said the sane one could only sit and watch the insane one take control. This reminds me of what Kaysen said in Girl, Interrupted, how there are two versions of yourself and you only really see the second one after you’ve had a mental break. Also similar concept to the “Two Wolves” meme as discussed in class last week. - Teresa
2. The mental health system is full of red tape and difficulties causing struggles for all of those involved. Even though the red tape is difficult, there are reasons for the tape being there. How could the system be reworked to be less difficult but also protective of those that the red tape is there to protect? - Teresa