I have personally witnessed Judges taking the word of an attorney that a specific opposing member in a civil case was mentally ill.
The Judge took the attorneys word over a psychiatrist. A psychiatrist with 20 years experience diagnosing and treating the very specific "mental illness" this person was accused of. The Psychiatrist stated the person DID NOT HAVE A MENTAL ILLNESS.
It infuriated the Judge and the testimony was thrown out.
People don't get paid unless there are mentally ill folks to treat. Its big business.
Lots of drug money to be had by pharmaceutical companies. Its a dirty business.
When I was growing up, kids did not die of heart attacks while playing sports. When a child talked back, they were spanked. When they acted up in class, they were put in a corner.
Now, its all considered abuse .... isn't drugging kids also abusive?
The more things change, the more they remain the same. There WERE such things as mentally ill teachers in our heyday. Once in the fifth grade I was being bullied in the hallway by a couple guys. My fifth grade teacher saw what was gong on, retrieved his paddle from his desk, escorted us into the bathroom and paddled all three of us. I told my father of the incident, and he called the teacher to let him know that if he ever lays a finger on me again, he would get beaten. That was that.
"Course, I wonder how the scenario would run today?