tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-252133667341772795.post4784252684077102532..comments2023-06-28T06:23:34.197-04:00Comments on Tushbaby: Bipolar or Catchall Diagnosis?Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04256387963903684319noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-252133667341772795.post-24138510334687796102007-09-04T14:45:00.000-04:002007-09-04T14:45:00.000-04:00I like William Saletan's list of theories (from Sl...I like William Saletan's list of theories (from Slate.com):<BR/><BR/>1) Thank God we discovered the juvenile bipolar epidemic. <BR/><BR/>2) The juvenile bipolar epidemic is a fraud perpetrated by drug companies to make money by stoning our kids. <BR/><BR/>3) They're preying on parents who will latch onto any diagnosis that relieves them of responsibility. <BR/><BR/>4) It's an insurance ruse. <BR/><BR/>5) Most "bipolar" kids don't get the same symptoms as adults. <BR/><BR/>6) Juvenile bipolar wasn't invented until the 1990s. <BR/><BR/>7) Ah, for the good old days, when we called these kids brats, bullies, and truants. <BR/><BR/>8) The bipolar epidemic may be bogus, but the old days were worse.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11769168407487245710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-252133667341772795.post-69806976991831839152007-09-04T13:29:00.000-04:002007-09-04T13:29:00.000-04:004 or 5 years from now, the headlines will read:Dia...4 or 5 years from now, the headlines will read:<BR/><BR/><BR/>Diagnoses of Dystonia & Dyskinesia Jump 4,000%,<BR/>Scientists Baffled by Epidemic of Movement Disorders<BR/><BR/><BR/>Ben Hansen<BR/>Traverse City, Michigan<BR/>Institute for Nearly Genuine Research<BR/>www.bonkersinstitute.orgBen Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11605764332569414307noreply@blogger.com