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Psychiatrists and Psychologists Take a Real Look at Bipolar Disorder in Children

It’s not exactly a national secret that about one in four adults suffer from some diagnosable mental disorder or another. That’s almost sixty million adults in the U.S. alone who are seeking (or should be) seeking treatment for a mental disorder.  As organizations, the media, and even celebrities work to break down the stigma surrounding mental illness and all of the related, complicated areas – be it race, ethnicity, class and accessibility- CNN brought a new factor to light that is beginning to gain more and more attention and acceptance: Age, and the increasing diagnosis rates of mental illness, specifically mood disorders like bipolar disorder, in children.

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A Few Biting Comments on the Topic of North Carolina’s Mental Health “Reform” Effort

I have been working in the mental health field for the entire period of time in which North Carolina has
been “reforming” its public mental health care system. I will continue to put the word “reform” in
quotes because I have come to believe that the only “reform” that has been seriously contemplated
at the highest levels in North Carolina is to seriously reduce the amount of money being paid for
treatment.  Period.  Without regard for the effects of such on the people of North Carolina who need
help.

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