Stunning… “Being Crazy is Noisy”

This article completely captivated me.  I mean, I’ve taken psychology classes and worked with the developmentally disabled (or whatever they are calling folks with debilitating mental illness), but never had I read anything from someone so articulate.

Absolutely fantastic!

"Being Crazy is Noisy" by John Sterns

Preschoolers on Meds?!?!?!

Here are some highlights from a Parenting.com article by Kelly King Heyworth:

• More than a quarter of US kids and teens now take regular medication.
• About 1 in 5 children ages 13 to 18 have some sort of mental disorder
• These medicines are not meant to be a quick solution for stressed-out families

This one just blew my mind and raised a few questions:

1. Are these kids really this bad?
2. Are parents just that lazy?
3. Or is there a serious rise in mental disorders in children?

But I digress… here it is in all it’s glory:  Preschoolers on Meds: Too Much Too Soon?

Sane in Insane Places

I saw this article on Wikipedia this morning and thought it was pretty important to share… what happens when you send sane folks to insane places.  The Rosenhan Experiment.