I Am Adam Lanza’s Mother by Lisa Long

[smokey the elder]

There are as many different flavors of mental illness as physical. No one would prescribe the same treatment for heart disease as for cancer! But, unfortunately, unlike heart disease or cancer, there are few objective diagnostic tools available to diagnose diseases of the mind. Imaging techniques provide promise, but are a baby step. If as much money were invested in mental illness as in cancer, maybe we could finally get somewhere.

[Catty1]

There are as many different flavors of mental illness as physical. No one would prescribe the same treatment for heart disease as for cancer! But, unfortunately, unlike heart disease or cancer, there are few objective diagnostic tools available to diagnose diseases of the mind. Imaging techniques provide promise, but are a baby step. If as much money were invested in mental illness as in cancer, maybe we could finally get somewhere.

Amen!