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Despite my feelings about the New York Times piece we were talking about yesterday, the below article in an Australian newspaper is exactly the kind of thing that makes me suspicious about diagnosing kids with mental illnesses traditionally associated with adults.
Liz Spikol is senior contributing editor of Philadelphia Weekly. She writes the award-winning column The Trouble With Spikol, which began as a chronicle of her struggle with mental illness, and has since expanded into humorous musings on everything from graphic novels to how to use a mop. She also writes the paper's book review column, Lit Gloss. This blog -- named one of the Top 10 Bipolar Blogs of 2007 by PsychCentral -- is about mental illness policy, news, personal journeys and more.
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What is your take on the "nervous breakdown"/"breakdown" with the Dancing with the Stars contestant, Sarah Evans? I haven't heard the term nervous breakdown in a long time. What is a nervous breakdown anyway from a mental illness perspective? Sounds like some a good way to get the press to leave her alone right now, which btw, I can't blame her. It just bugs me when people use terms like that so easily.
Posted by: S. Hope | October 25, 2006 09:38 AM