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Health & Fitness > Pediatrics Are children overdiagnosed with attention deficit disorder?

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As a mental health nurse that primarily worked with children ages 3 to 12 in an inpatient psychiatric facility, as well as a mother, I feel I have some insight into this widespread and rapidly growing problem. The problem is that I have such strong feelings and beliefs on the subject I hardly know where to start or how to say what I want to say.

Let me start by saying that I never intended to be a psych nurse. After getting married I moved to Louisiana. My husband, who is also a nurse, was working as a psych nurse at the time. Shortly after we wed, I became pregnant. I did not have an ac...

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