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Eileen Bailey

posted 10/08/2008, comments (0)

Siblings and Mental Illness

The other day, I was editing a homework assignment my daughter had completed. She had written a paper on who she was. The essay talked about her love of music, what she enjoys doing with her friends, and her family. She wrote about her older brother, diagnosed with ADHD, bipolar disorder with severe depression. She stated that he had... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/07/2008, comments (0)

Are American Kids More Medicated?

I encounter a lot of people who think that too many American kids are on psychiatric medications. It's a position that's hard to argue with, given that I am routinely referred patients who are on 3, 4, sometimes 5 or more different psychotropic medications. A new study that was published in the journal Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/07/2008, comments (0)

Tips for Focusing on the Election

By now we have all been inundated with many levels of information on local, state and national candidates for elected office. However, now it is time for us to focus on the issues, decide which candidates have earned our individual support and then VOTE! Here are some ways you might gather information to make an informed decision on... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/06/2008, comments (0)

Homeschool Dad with ADD

My husband is a homeschool dad of our 4 children (ages 8,7,4,2). I am trying to understand what safety and other concerns (lack of consistent discipline, social) that I need to be aware of. We have had some safety issues in the past.

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posted 10/05/2008, comments (0)

Deadlines are such a turn on...

Well here I sit on Oct 4, trying to get my income taxes done by the 10.15 final deadline. Same story every year- I swear I am going to get them out of the way by June, August the latest, and here it is October & I am panicing about getting them done. Made up my mind this morning to get started, so I took my Adderall & dug in. I... Read more Chevron

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