January 24, 2007: Fireside Chat

Topics include:

* Dinah's post on the "WELL-WORRIED WELL" provokes dissension amongst the Shrink Rappers. Are folks who go to high-end hospital units, such as The Retreat at Sheppard Pratt, just the worried well, or are they "rich people with mental illness"? * PAYING FOR PSYCHOTHERAPY: "That's the problem with reimbursement for psychotherapy. How do you decide what is and isn't valid psychotherapy?" * BusinessWeek, 1/29/07: "HELD HOSTAGE BY HEALTH CARE", by Michelle Conlin. Article about people who stay in jobs they hate due to fear of losing their health insurance coverage. * Movie: IDIOCRACY [IMDB link] from Roy's post of YouTube video, Hospital of the Future. * NATIONAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.

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