The Social-Emotional Distress Field, or How I Divorced “Mental Health”
Mad in America
JANUARY 31, 2024
F or two and a half years, until last April, I worked as an occupational therapist in two public mental health inpatient units in Melbourne, Australia. During my work, I experienced a devastating process of disillusioning and moral injury, witnessing the mental health field’s harmful behaviours towards our clients. This experience brought me to the edge of madness, as well as many physical illnesses.
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