It's a shame that every time someone (e.g. upthread) mentions how even just MRIs are very expensive, often as an excuse for not using such tools, I think of all the times I've heard that other places like India make them quite cheap. Well, it's just one part of a giant pile of problems.

Thanks for the reminder about schizophrenics. Even though I've known about the effect (and especially the effect with use of lithium, which is thankfully not so commonly used), I've sort of forgotten about it as a factor in my thinking about the recent struggles of someone in my personal life. It's probably not forgotten by those working in the system, and wouldn't surprise me if it contributes to the incentives of the system encouraging people to be shut-ins and never challenge anything.