Posted by christophrejmc on March 15, 2002, at 16:50:42
In reply to Dysthymia, why don't they screen people at school , posted by janejj on March 15, 2002, at 9:55:54
Well, at age nine I was sent to the school psychologist & then to a psychiatrist for some... odd behaviour. They thought that I was depressed (I was), but I managed to convince them otherwise. At the time it felt like a punishment, and I didn't want people to think I was "crazy."
Before we start screening for depression/etc. in kids, I think we need to make more of an effort to educate EVERYONE about mental illness.
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