Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by Alan (i) on July 12, 2001 at 13:59:43

In Reply to: Everybody's sick posted by Bruce from DC on July 12, 2001 at 11:33:03:

Bruce,
Thanks for your thoughtful comments on my various ravings.

To address your two questions:

1. By what (or whose) standards are they a "neurotic mess" ?

You caught me Bruce. I am a plagiaristic theif. The term "neurotic mess" and the concept that the "bad" families are destructive and the "good" families are "just a neurotic mess" comes from Colin Ross,MD of the Forest View Mental Health centers in Richardson, TX and Grand Rapids,MI. Ross is an internationally recognized specialist in the treatment of post traumatic stress disorder, personality disorders, and also dissociative identity disorder (formerly multiple personality disorder). His clinical perspective is virtually unchallenged as being on the leading edge of treatment for these disorders.

2. What (or who) is it that validates those standards?

All I can say about this is that it is Dr. Ross' personal clinical impression taken from anecdotal evidence from his years of practice. There are certainly no "neurotic mess" clinical studies, or "neurotic mess" data available to support such a contention. Although Dr. Ross is an ackowledged authority on the above disorders, I'm sure that many would disagree with his perspective on families. Not me though.