Now, we report that the Washington Post says that soon, all teens in the US will be screened for depression.
[...] Last month, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, a federal group that makes public health recommendations, said that all adolescents between ages 12 and 18 should be screened for major depression. In March, the Institute of Medicine, which advises Congress on scientific matters, told policymakers that early screening was key to reducing the financial and medical burden of mental disorders in the United States.
[ ... ] (The Depression Test: By screening all teens, doctors hope to identify those with mental disorders, Vedantam, Shankar, the Washington Post, May 26 2009, downloaded 2009 May 26)
The Post article tells us how Candace Downing, a very young teenager, was put on Zoloft, and then hanged herself.
More to come...
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