Psychiatrists attempt to edit childhood out of existence

When it’s Children's Mental Health Week, it’s ironic that attention isn’t actually focused on children’s mental health. Instead the focus is on mental illness and the host of psychiatric ‘disorders’ being used to label various aspects of childhood. It would be more accurate to call it children's mental illness week. Rather than…

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Psychiatrists editing childhood out of existence

It’s ironic that in Children's Mental Health Week, psychiatrists focus on mental illness, not mental health.  In fact, they rarely focus on mental health. There's no profit in mental wellness. Psychiatrists are in the habit of labelling children with various so-called psychiatric conditions such as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or Conduct…

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