Mental Health Parity Hearing: Rep. Patrick Kennedy

Representative Patrick Kennedy from the First District of Rhode Island, testifies concerning mental health parity at a House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions hearing on July 10, 2007.

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[pdb1980]

Thank you congressman for your honesty, frankness and quest for such an incredibly important cuase

[kathCT]

I respectfully disagree with what you said about his illness. As he said, his mother was a huge alcoholic. He did not choose his parents. He did not choose to be an alcoholic. Sometimes genes decide what diseases people get, and alcoholism is most certainly one of them. Most people don't make stuff like this up. He knows he has alcoholism and is now effectively dealing with it.

[Tambaha]

@suthers70 You are insulting this man for speaking up for thousands of people whom have no voice? Now that is disgusting.It is good to see you are giving the effort to become informed. Personally I don't know what treatments he was on, but perhaps we can find out, then cross reference with others & see the results.

My mom suffers from Chronic Migraines. She has Migraines almost everyday for 20+ years. I've seen her miss out on so much life. Have you ever dealt chronic Migraine? hopeufeelashamed

[Tambaha]

@Paulmancieri67 I'd like to know what your stance on Mental Health is? (aside from the politics of disbursement) Also, are you an informed individual (have you experienced, and overcame any clinical mental disorders, or know anyone close to you who has suffered?

[KongSunWu]

At least he didn't kill anyone like his daddy. But he is choosing to drive drunk so he might someday. And driving drunk is a choice.

[cullengal102]

if yo have never had acoholism or bipolar or other mentlal illlness, don't pretend you kiow of what you speak. Patrick Kennedy is a hero for those of who have lived these horrors. THese are both brain illnesses. NOT THE PERSONS FAULT> wake up!!.

[emeraldweaponjobe]

At least he's honest.

But go figure, the people of RI still elect this guy...

[eredy]

is it me or all the kennedys just messed up

[ab330]

he has early stage Parkinson's....

[stanleythughes]

ufund

He is a drunk too. How many people have been killed by this kind of drunk driver???. His father killed a woman. Give Pat some time and he will kill someone too

[Paulmancieri67]

Typical Kennedy. He sets his case out and then says that this is the truth and there is no other possibility. His claims of victimhood are and using his mother to forward his agenda is disgusting.

[suthers70]

Oh this is disgusting! This man is getting backhanders from big Pharma and insinuating that these drugs for "mental illness" cured him. I would like to know what the drug was called and lets see a few other people step forward saying that they took this pill and now they no longer are alcoholics or take street drugs anymore. WHATS THE NAME OF THE MIRICAL CURE!