An Open Letter to Stephen Fry Chairman MIND

Dear Mr Fry,
I write to you as someone who has long admired your work with people with mental health issues, and all that you have done, and continue to do to raise awareness in regard of the serious issue people with mental health issues are faced with.

I also have great admiration for you stance speaking out against those who use religion as a tool of hatred, discrimination and war, and of course all your work as a gay rights activist, I am, without fear of contradiction one of your admirers, a fan.

However the purpose of this letter is not to sing your praises, or heep compliments on you, but to ask for your help with a matter of great concern to me, and I want you to know I make this request not out of malice or hatred but out of deep, deep concern for both the British people & indeed the people of the world.

I like many people have watched, sometimes with bewilderment , the actions & behaviors of our current prime minister, and his political leaning apart, I have grave concern regarding his metal stability.

I do not say this as a joke, or even as a lay person, because although I am neither physician or psychiatrist, I have considerable experience and knowledge regarding mental health issues, as both patient, practitioner with people with MH problems, and as  former undergraduate of Health and social welfare & social policy, during which time I studied & familiarized myself with the various acts of law related to health & welfare, policy & procedure, and in particular those related to mental health.
Indeed Mental Health was the subject of choice I based much of my university course work around as it was the career path I intended to follow.

Over the last 4 years I have observed with interest & ofttimes concern, the behavior patterns & actions of Mr Cameron, I have looked closely at his body language, his facial expression , I have listened carefully to his speeches, his debates & his interviews and taken note of his tone & language,& on occasions when he caught of guard , his reactions, and I strongly believe he has serious mental health issues.

In fact I would go as far as saying he is criminally insane, and most defiantly projects behaviors that are normally used in diagnosis of pathological behaviors.

As an ordinary member of the community , this could be a problem if undiagnosed and untreated, as a Prime Minister, this is a serious problem, that poses risk to not just the nation, but the international community, and something has got to be done to stop these risks to society.

Under the provisions of the Mental health act 1983  section 2 article 2b it states;
(2)An application for admission for assessment may be made in respect of a patient on the grounds that—
(a)he is suffering from mental disorder of a nature or degree which warrants the detention of the patient in a hospital for assessment (or for assessment followed by medical treatment) for at least a limited period; and
(b)he ought to be so detained in the interests of his own health or safety or with a view to the protection of other persons.

I believe under this provision on the basis of the facts I have already stated and indeed (b) with a view to the protection of other persons. that we have a moral duty to the people of this county & the world to have Mr Cameron detained in a metal health establishment in order that assessment and diagnosis to ascertain the level of his competence as prime minister, and indeed, not with standing the good of his mental health should he need treatment , which I strongly suspect he does.

As an ordinary citizen I have neither the power or the influance to make demands that David Cameron undergoes mental health assessment.
You, on the other hand , do have influance, and I am sure you have many contacts with professional credentials who could at very least verify if I have grounds for my concerns, and if they agree, could use their influance to have him undergo assessment , even if that has to be under medical section (F3)


F3(3)An application for admission for treatment shall be founded on the written recommendations in the prescribed form of two registered medical practitioners, including in each case a statement that in the opinion of the practitioner the conditions set out in subsection (2) above are complied with; and each such recommendation shall include—
(a)such particulars as may be prescribed of the grounds for that opinion so far as it relates to the conditions set out in paragraphs (a) and [F4(d)]F4 of that subsection; and
(b)a statement of the reasons for that opinion so far as it relates to the conditions set out in paragraph (c) of that subsection, specifying whether other methods of dealing with the patient are available and, if so, why they are not appropriate.

I am fully aware of the seriousness of what I have said , and believe me I make this plea to you to help me in all seriousness, this is not a joke, I truly believe there is serious cause for concern, and justifiable cause for assessment, at very least.
Mr Cameron poses a serious risk to the health and safety of others and surly this indicates a duty of care for the protection of other persons that gives justification for mental health assessment, not just on the grounds of his political behaviors which are obvious, but on the grounds of his personal behaviors that indicate he is quite probably psychotic & possibly pathologically.

So, Mr Fry, in conclusion I urge you to do what is necessary by using the influance you have as chairman of MIND & in your other capacities & get the necessary collaboration from your associates in the phyciatric & medical professions  in order to insure that Mr Cameron undergoes psychiatric assessment and diagnosis and if necessary the treatment to manage his mental health illness.

your sincerely ,
 June MacKendrick