Are depression, ADHD, bipolar, etc., real?

Shrinkrap
Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:36:53 +0000

0P I was repeating what I find helpful in my discussions with parents. while the following MIGHT not be what your looking for, I do find it helpful to be open to alternative views.

ClaySoul, confidence can be a good thing. I have perhaps too much humility after 20 years of practice. I am still learning. Here’s something someone challenged ME with.

http://www.springerlink.com/content/u37j12152n826q60/fulltext.pdf

and this one… Not to say mental illness is not real; it is, but some of us are impressed with how much we DON’T know; we discuss this often on other forms

[PLoS Medicine - Do Antidepressants Cure or Create Abnormal Brain States?](http://medicine.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371%2Fjournal.pmed.0030240)