Regularly have this argument with individuals that there is no incentive to find a cure for HIV and AIDS because there is too much money in the ARV market.
On financial stress taking time out of my productivity - for sure! And more so as the job market shrinks and permanent positions become fewer and further attainable.
Are there examples from history, other countries or even fiction where systems have successfully addressed the root causes of mental health issues rather than merely treating symptoms?
Yes and no, that depends, largely, on if the individual is "sick" or the society they live in... (As the linked article says, it is in fact normal to feel chronically unhappy in a chronically unhealthily environment.)
Regularly have this argument with individuals that there is no incentive to find a cure for HIV and AIDS because there is too much money in the ARV market.
On financial stress taking time out of my productivity - for sure! And more so as the job market shrinks and permanent positions become fewer and further attainable.
Are there examples from history, other countries or even fiction where systems have successfully addressed the root causes of mental health issues rather than merely treating symptoms?
What were/are the flaws in them?
Yes and no, that depends, largely, on if the individual is "sick" or the society they live in... (As the linked article says, it is in fact normal to feel chronically unhappy in a chronically unhealthily environment.)
The explosion of Americans being prescribed antidepressants since 2010 is still just mind boggling.