Madness, Myths, and Reality: Response to Roberta Rose

Abstract

In this article, two mental health consumers respond to Roberta Rose's article, Schizophrenia, Civil Liberties, and the Law. The consumers argue that the real issue is no longer whether or not mental illness really exists, as Rose says the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and other civil libertarians have contended in the past while challenging the basis for involuntary civil commitment. Rather, the real issue now for many mental health consumers is whether community-based services and self-help-oriented treatment alternatives are finally going to