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Re:Mental health is still an issue in the workplace by TheSpiceIsLife on Thursday July 06, 2017 @02:32PM (#14712702)
As a counterpoint, there are no objective scientific tests for, say, back pain or neck pain or nausea or menstrual cramps.
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Re:Mental health is still an issue in the workplace by wu-ikkyu on Thursday July 06, 2017 @02:44PM (#14712815)
That is because pain is not a disease, it is a subjective experience (or symptom) generated by the nervous system.
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Re:Mental health is still an issue in the workplace by gpawl on Friday July 07, 2017 @07:38PM (#14723108)
So? A disease (or injury) is what causes the pain. Why the specious distinction?
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Re:Mental health is still an issue in the workplace by TheSpiceIsLife on Thursday July 06, 2017 @04:18PM (#14713579)
Fair point. Counterpoint: in the sense that it is dis-ease (the absence of feeling well and easy going) it may still be a sufficient reason to take a day off work.
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Re:Mental health is still an issue in the workplace by wu-ikkyu on Thursday July 06, 2017 @08:46PM (#14715154)
Agreed. You shouldnt need a diagnosis to take a day off work
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