Let children have an emotion without calling it a disorder

ARE 20% of a group of more than 1,000 11-13 year olds really at risk of suffering from a psychiatric disorder?

Research on a group of middle-class schoolchildren in Dublin found they were after completing a strengths and weaknesses questionnaire.

Those deemed to be at risk were then taken for a more in-depth interview, where 15% fulfilled the criteria for a “current mental disorder” and 37% had experienced a “diagnosable mental disorder” at some stage in their lifetime.