I think the real lesson here actually had nothing to do with mental health, and everything to do with paternalism.

My parents responded to my accusations of abuse by consulting a lawyer about filing for a conservatorship. One BA, one MFA, publications, conference presentations, and various other professional successes later..I was telling the damn truth, and my parents tried to lock me up for it.

And ptsd is easily misread as depression. They might have succeeded.