tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6486718881865623994.post4345820359724928367..comments2023-10-20T18:29:14.832+03:00Comments on Kenyan Psychiatrist: Mental health needs a vote in ministry’s budgetA Kenyan Psychiatristhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10847761525347498412noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6486718881865623994.post-41071321879511810142009-07-20T14:27:23.038+03:002009-07-20T14:27:23.038+03:00@Audrey, fair enough... But remember doctors are h...@Audrey, fair enough... But remember doctors are human too, and their attitudes are shaped by the societies they come from and the people they interact with. By the way, gender identity disorder is recognised in the manual for mental disorders. As for abortion, there is no standard guideline on what doctors should think about abortion. This is determined by the legal and social environment they operate in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6486718881865623994.post-14386319006089351222009-07-20T14:27:08.135+03:002009-07-20T14:27:08.135+03:00@Audrey, fair enough... But remember doctors are h...@Audrey, fair enough... But remember doctors are human too, and their attitudes are shaped by the societies they come from and the people they interact with. By the way, gender identity disorder is recognised in the manual for mental disorders. As for abortion, there is no standard guideline on what doctors should think about abortion. This is determined by the legal and social environment they operate in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6486718881865623994.post-3296001214790300052009-07-20T13:07:37.631+03:002009-07-20T13:07:37.631+03:00Yes, I do concur you with. Inadequate funds can an...Yes, I do concur you with. Inadequate funds can and do compromise on "quantity" of health care. But, then there are gaps within the medical establishment itself that have nothing to do with inadequate funds. For instance, why do a majority of medical professions go bananas whenever issues such as providing appropriate access to health care in cases of gender identity disorders and abortion rear their heads. <br /><br />Am not applying a wholesale condemnation on the entire medical workers but lets call a spade a spade not a big spoon; there is palpable bigotry whenever this issues crop up. Why has religion become the sieve to check what should be treated and what not to treat. This is use of public funds to sponsors peoples' prejudiced and oftenly insane religious nonsense. We need to treat all people with respect and even instilling values in the whole medical establishment.Audrey Mbuguahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18228864900109616290noreply@blogger.com