[genghis]

what do you expect?
The emphasis on "feeelings" leads to this. As soon as we get back to the emphasizing achievement, and not focusing on "how the child feeels", some of this craziness will go away.
Thios is so wrong on so many levels.
It teaches the child that doctors have power, but the child doesn't.
It teaches the child if you don't feel good, take some pills. Tis can't be good for preventing future drug endeavers.
To treat depression do the following
1- strech (especially in the morning)
2- slow deep breathes
3- exercise ( most important)
It is almost physiologically impossible to be depressed if you exercise enough.
4- eat meat
4b- eat small portions of chocolate
5- make friends
5- set small achieveable goals and take steps to achieve them
6- do something to help others
7- go to church
do not see a psychiatrist or take pills.

[Prime Choice]

And don't forget this piece of age-old wisdom:

"There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face."

: )

[RipSawyer]

Very good advice you are offering. Please read my post no. 35.

[cyborg]

Good friends give better advice than dopey pill pushing shrinks. I have a very low opinion of the psychiatric profession on the whole. I'm doing things on your list and they are infinately better and cheaper than shrinks and pills.