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Editorial: Too much diagnosing, too little insight

The following is a Boston Globe op-ed about medication and psychiatry. Though it's a little silly to suggest teens can't be diagnosed with serious mental illness, I do agree with most of what the author says.

When the diagnosis is part of the problem

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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.