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Medication Overload, Part II: The Explosion of Drugs for Kids

Mad in America

When the incident occurred, my panic-stricken mother told my father to take me to the hospital right away. Dr. Fulmer quickly pumped the drugs out of my stomach and told my father I would not have lived if he had tried to get me to the hospital. which questioned the rising cases of young children diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

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Szasz and the Liberation of the “Mental Patient”

Mad in America

It is not uncommon to come across rightfully indignant comments from people who have been ascribed such psychotic labels that “Having bipolar disorder doesn’t excuse you from being a criminal!” They are and always have been in full control of their actions. or “Schizophrenic people aren’t inherently prone to violence!”