I think the real mental illness is in the doctors making these diagnoses. They want to put all kids who just need a kick in the butt on drugs that will screw them up for life. The drug companies just love their pushers but you really can’t blame the doctors either. They got handed this problem because parents are not allowed to discipline their children as they ought to be disciplined and that is 90 percent of the problem. Therefore, parents by giving their parenting rights away to the State can take credit for screwing up their children for life. Congratulations!

Bipolar Illness Soars as a Diagnosis for the Young – New York Times: “The number of American children and adolescents treated for bipolar disorder increased 40-fold from 1994 to 2003, researchers report today in the most comprehensive study of the controversial diagnosis. ”