People forget that the essential part of the definition of serious mental illness is "impaired function". A person who's functioning normally might be miserable and need an attitude adjustment but isn't ill. A child raised on TikTok has no attention span because she was never taught to have one, not because she has ADHD. But it's easier to label and treat. Also it encourages victim status.
People forget that the essential part of the definition of serious mental illness is "impaired function". A person who's functioning normally might be miserable and need an attitude adjustment but isn't ill. A child raised on TikTok has no attention span because she was never taught to have one, not because she has ADHD.
ReplyDeleteBut it's easier to label and treat. Also it encourages victim status.