Gifted, talented and pathologized: Mood Disorders, Misdiagnosis and Medication
Gogo Lidz Psychiatric misdiagnosis and consequent unnecessary or even destructive medication for “troubling” symptoms is an issue that impacts many gifted and talented people. In her article My Adventures in Psychopharmacology, Gogo Lidz [in the news program clip above] writes, “Between the ages of 16 and 21, I was prescribed more than fifteen different stimulants, [...]