Mortality, destiny, and possibility

Should we think about mental health in terms of destiny or of possibility? The story is led by Finn, a high school teacher from Illinois who is part radical, part reactionary; he is paid to teach history but is so appalled by his students’ numeracy that he devotes part of each lesson to mathematics....

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Published in:The Lancet (British edition) 2023-07, Vol.402 (10399), p.363-363
Main Author: Francis, Gavin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Boarding houses
Death & dying
Gauges
Health problems
Homeless people
Mental disorders
Mental health
Numeracy
Psychosis
Suicides & suicide attempts
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Summary:Should we think about mental health in terms of destiny or of possibility? The story is led by Finn, a high school teacher from Illinois who is part radical, part reactionary; he is paid to teach history but is so appalled by his students’ numeracy that he devotes part of each lesson to mathematics. Finn is someone with a long history of mental health problems who gauges his level of psychosis by submitting online comments to The New York Times (as “Melvin H”) to see if they will be accepted.
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(23)01531-3