Monday, March 28, 2011

Babies also have mental disorders!!

Surprise surprise! According to the article I read for my other class called "Small Child, Big worries," infants and toddlers can develop some very adult mental illnesses. These illnesses include general anxiety, depression, insomnia and PTSD (posttraumatic stress disorder). Here when we say infants and toddlers, it includes babies from age 0~9 years old. The most striking statistic shown on this article is that 10% of kids from birth to 3 years old have psychiatric impairment about the same as adults! Isn't it shocking and terrifying that little babies who are just born have these disorders? The biggest problem is that the babies cannot talk, so it is the adults job to carefully observe their behavior to find these disorders. It says it is hard to heal these illnesses as it is often chronic. However the early experts find these illnesses, the greater chance to repair them quickly in children. So classmates, next time you see a quiet, shy baby, don't just think he'll grow up fine~!! Observe carefully for the baby's sake!! :) Read this article from Times under "Small Child, Big worries" posted on March 21, 2011. Click Here
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5 comments:

  1. yalooMarch 28, 2011 at 8:52 AM

    i don't know how to make spaces between them... sorry it's hard to read this text. :(

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  2. DaejangMarch 29, 2011 at 5:57 PM

    Spaces between what...?

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  3. adleMarch 29, 2011 at 11:57 PM

    I didn't know the fact like this. As you said, we have to pay attention to our babies and observe them more carefully

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  4. DaejangApril 2, 2011 at 2:34 PM

    How about a link? (There are lots of Timeses!) Also, what would you say to someone who that we're just overdiagnosing -- that these "sick" babies simply represent the variety of personalities that exist in the world?

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  5. yalooApril 14, 2011 at 11:00 PM

    http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2058206,00.html

    the above web address will lead you to the web site I found this article!

    To answer Daejang's comment, I agree that we may be overdiagnosing these symptoms that babies are showing. I also thought that babies could be just shy and they will grow out of these features. However, according to this article, it is better to be safe than sorry! The article advices to go to the doctor and see if babies show any signs that I have mentioned above.

    I also think it's better to double check than regret later when baby becomes a child and he isn't "normal".

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