Yes, I agree with both your comments. I agree that diagnoses and therapy aren't the problem, and I like your hysteria comment. I realize now I was completely f

Yes, I agree with both your comments. I agree that diagnoses and therapy aren't the problem, and I like your hysteria comment. I realize now I was completely focused on the portion of the excerpt that "It takes Shrier until Page 70 to acknowledge that the vast majority of American children are not, in fact, in therapy" even though the premise of the book seems to be that kids are messed up, and it's from therapy. And yeah, not carefully measured before and IMHO add some amount of: families used to deny issues, cover things up, send kids away, etc. Best wishes to you and your family with everything!