By American Psychological Association
Feb 22, 2011 - 2:15:22 PM
Youngest among poor and abused children face highest risk
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - WASHINGTON -- Infants and toddlers can suffer serious mental health disorders, yet they are unlikely to receive treatment that could prevent lasting developmental problems, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.
One barrier to mental health care for young children is “the pervasive, but mistaken, impression that young children do not develop mental health problems and are immune to the effects of early adversity and trauma because they are inherently resilient and ‘grow out of‘ behavioral problems and emotional difficulties,” according to researchers Joy D. Osofsky, PhD, of Louisiana State University, and Alicia F. Lieberman, PhD, of the University of California, San Francisco. FULL STORY
Please excuse me while I go throw up. While I am doing that, you can read the white paper Rebecca Riley-- Death by Standard Psychiatric Care by Fred A. Baughman Jr., MD
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