Mental illness and violence

Taiwan Living in Taiwan
1

Seems you cant watch news without multiple daily incidents of senseless, emotional violence. Not little gangster shits or real gangs, but ordinary people.

I think it is due to widespread use of antidepressants/sleeping pills which are given out like candy combined with alcohol.

Of course there are cultural factors too, but those have been widely discussed as to how many Taiwanese have the emotional maturity of grade school kids especially when it comes to losing face.

So, how can we get police/courts/news to make a point of this? Any ideas to push forward reform in this area?

As an aside, I’d like to invest in for-profit mental hospitals/prisons in Taiwan, thinkl they are gonna fill up rapidly

2

I’m hopping things have changed, but there was 0 drug and alcohol rehab in Taiwan last time I checked.

Mental health should not be see the doctor for 5min and he gives you pills, but it’s whats happening in Taiwan.

3

Like most developed countries violent crime is falling.

4

Seems to be some level available

5

Lemme guess, you are American?

Please keep those despicable practices out of Taiwan.

Guy

6

let me guess, never heard of sarcasm?

7

I do when it is accompanied by:

/sarcasm off

Guy

8

I don’t see the link between sleeping pills and violence.

I’ll also need to add the expression “given out like candy combined with alcohol” to my vocabulary. :rofl:

9

they sometimes cause violent mood swings, especially when overused/combined with alcohol

10

Luckily alcohol abuse is relatively low in Taiwan, even compared to Asian countries.