深陷泥淖的精神病医疗救助(1/2)
概述：精神病医疗救助体系缺陷多多，亟需改进，但资源和资金支持却极其匮乏。Eric Parks
bipolar
Ginger Smith
Wayne Lindstrom
Mental Health
America
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口语节目地址：http://bulo.hujiang.com/menu/11921/item/718660/http://t1.g.hjfile.cn/listen/201301/2013011102144103248.mp3Eric Parks and his mother Ginger Smith have shared a long battle with mental illness. Parks has bipolar disorder. His first psychotic episode happened when he was 19.
"I don't remember much of it. But it was just a bad situation. And I didn't feel very good, that's for sure."
"And that was the beginning, the continuation of years of miserable times for Eric and difficult times for the family."
Mental illness can prevent people from thinking rationally. Unless they have professional help, people with severe mental illness cannot stick to a schedule, and they stop taking the medications that can keep them grounded.
Parks' mother tried but failed to have her son hospitalized.
Many hospitals in the U.S. do not treat psychiatric patients. Those that do, often release patients after brief stays without the support of a mental health professional to ensure a stable transition. Discharged patients sometimes lack the money to buy their medicines or to pay for follow-up psychiatric services.
Parks ended up homeless, starving and without medication.
"I wasn't willing to receive treatment. I wasn't at a point where I was willing to admit that I had a mental illness or I had to take any medications or anything like that."
Improvements in the nation's mental health care system are sorely needed, according to Wayne Lindstrom. He heads Mental Health America, an advocacy group.埃里克·帕克斯和他母亲金吉·密斯已经与精神疾病抗争了很久。帕克斯有躁郁症。他首次精神疾病发作在他19岁时。
“我不太记得那件事。但当时情况很糟糕。能确定的是我感觉很不好。”
“而（那次发作）对于埃里克和他的家庭而言只是长年累月的痛苦和艰难的开始。”
精神疾病会阻止人们理性思考。除非有专业的帮助，那些有严重精神疾病的人们不能按计划行事，而且他们会停用能帮助稳定病情的药物。
帕克斯的母亲尝试让儿子住院收治但失败了。
在美国许多医院不收治精神病患者。就算那些肯收治（精神病患者）的医院，通常只是经过短期收治后，且在没有专业心理医护人员确保病情稳定的情况下就放患者出院。出院的病人有时没钱去买药物，或是支付后续精神服务。
帕克斯最终沦为无家可归，吃不饱，也没有药物可供治疗。
“我不愿意接受治疗。我还没到需要我承认我有精神疾病，必须接受治疗或类似情况的程度。”
维恩·林斯壮表示，改善美国的精神卫生保健系统迫在眉睫。他领导一个名为美国心理健康的宣传小组。
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