It also must be noted that some mental illnesses are [i]ridiculously[/i] overdiagnosed (frequently resulting in wrongly prescribed medication, and then dependence and/or other side-effects from that, and so forth), whereas other disorders go undiagnosed. 
 - Several psychologists I've talked to have noted that all kinds of malpractices in the mental health department are running rampant - medication prescribed just because it is easier than solving the problem other ways or even weighing whether the problem is actually severe enough to necessitate medication and taking the (occasionally very severe) risks that come with it, misdiagnoses based on just going with whatever seems most likely at the time being, without any further investigation, [i]et cetera, et cetera [/i]-, so it's not just my personal opinion.