Does Ecuador screen for mental illness?

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6 years ago

I have been diagnosed with Bipolar Type II.聽 In type II the only mania is a very low-grade one - i.e.聽 I feel happier and talk a little faster than usual but still within the normal behavior range.聽 I do take my medicine regularly so generally no one notices me as being any different.聽

Does Ecuador screen for mental illnesses in their residency processes like the USA does?聽聽Also do I assume correctly that they have the appropriate drugs for people like me?

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antialiased Contributor

136POSTS

6 years ago

No screening, but I'd check on the specific drugs (some psychiatric medications are much tougher to find).聽 They may be available, but if so you'd probably or at least possibly need a prescription.

HGQ2112 Serial expat

262POSTS

6 years ago

[Does Ecuador screen for mental illnesses in their residency processes like the USA does?]

No, but based on some of what I see posted here ... perhaps they should.

norviato1 Contributor

169POSTS

6 years ago

Ecuador doesn鈥檛 screen for mental illness, just prejudice lol 馃槣馃ぁ

HelenPivoine Contributor

136POSTS

6 years ago

I do not know about drug availability, sorry.

What everyone has been politely stepping around is something that happened in Vilcabamba recently.聽 An Irish person staying in Vilcabamba had some serious mental health issue and obviously was not taking medication.聽 After assaulting two women he murdered a young south American artist who was staying in the same hostel.聽 The person in question appeared to have something like paranoid schiphrenia, not sure of the diagnosis, as he believed that people were trying to poison him.聽 There was a good deal of publicity around this tragedy.聽 In Vilcabamba there may be some residual prejudicial attitudes as a result of this murder.

Just thought that you might prefer being informed to walkiing into a situation.聽 But of course you situaiton is so different.

Good luck.
Helenp.