@LukeAlmighty I thought it was pretty common knowledge that these sorts of things don't really get cured. The idea is to give you the tools to deal with them. Whether or not therapists actually do that in a healthy way or not is up for debate. I think that therapy is often something that pushes people into something more like complacency than actually working towards bettering themselves. Someone like a life coach does a much better job with that but they're also a lot more dedicated.
These days, I would expect the number of "cures" to be higher though, because a lot of people go to the therapist when they're in a rough patch and need someone to talk to. Therapy is a lot more common. In 2006, it's more likely that you were only in therapy because you really did have a permanent mental illness. Just my guess.
But what that second to last guy in the video said is true, the problem here is how we quantify "cured."
@druid @beardalaxy
If you need to change definition of cured to get a non-zero success rate, I think the issue isn't the definition.
@LukeAlmighty @druid @beardalaxy Is as if the field was so throughly poisoned it was worthless anymore...
This is all putting aside the issue of what these psychiatrists actually do. For instance, one who works with incarcerated patients isn't likely to see anyone fully discharged from care provision, just incarceration. If your schizo is no longer ripping rooms apart and screaming but still requires meds and therapy, are they cured?