Behavioral Health

4Sight distinguishes behavioral health - supported by the unique brand of emotional wellness we offer - from mental health - the government regulated field of therapy and professionals. Below we list the shortcomings of the field today while explaining our corresponding benefit or the reason for our criticism.

Mental	Behavioral
Stigmatized terminology	There is something inherently wrong with a system that's supposed to make you feel better uses labels like disorder that make you feel bad.
Convoluted diagnoses	Identifying "problems" shouldn't require our checking off an arbitrary list of items that looks more like an order for a wedding reception.
Ad-hoc treatment	Getting better shouldn't be some custom, hard to define and harder to measure list of objectives.
Secretive	We shouldn’t have to hide our issues. We should be able to share the terms with others and, really, enlist their help as well.
Strictly scheduled	Spending an hour at a pre-defined weekly time does nothing for supporting us when we need it most. When the conflict is occurring.
Cost restrictive	When treatment is expensive it keeps help away from people who need it most.
Confusing labeling	The labeling system shouldn’t be some proprietary and meaningless verbiage with no other value other than to summarize a problem.
Qualitative metrics	As the NIMH pointed out when the revoked funding for the DSM, assistance needs to be a measurable, quantitative system.
Certification required	Our well being shouldn’t be monopolized by academics and professionals, especially those without any efficact requirements.
Self-admission dependent	Behavioral issues shouldn’t be limited to those who have the courage to admit they need help. Truth be told, we all have them.
Specialty knowledge	Raising an emotionally healthy child shouldn't require the assistance of a PhD. This is knowledge we should all have, especially parents and teachers.
Restricted access	The knowledge of emotions itself should be covered in every tear of schooling from kindergarten until we graduate college with teachers who specialize in emotional intelligence.
Trait pockets	Behavior occurs along a spectrum - not in isolated islands - and it is dynamic given our daily and yearly situation.
Limitless	Improvement should be achieved over a certain time period and recurrence should be viewed as failure.

Final fact: In 2015, the NIMH pulled further funding from the DSM, stating that it was not scientifically valid.