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<blockquote data-quote="DammitJanet" data-source="post: 340789" data-attributes="member: 1514"><p>Klmno, if there is no other underlying reason for the child to have the temper and anger outbursts, that would be the definition for the child to BE mentally ill. Not to exclude mental illness. </p><p></p><p>In other words, if the child was acting out because he was 8 years old and using drugs...he would not be mentally ill. If he was acting out and raging because he was being sexually abused...he would not be mentally ill. If he was 6 years old and sulky and depressed and mad and raging and throwing fits because his daddy or mommy had been deployed to war for 2 years...he would not be mentally ill. </p><p></p><p>But...if kiddo is doing all of the above without those stressors and you cant find any reason to explain the situation, then you can say, well, this is beyond the norm and most 5 or 6 or 7 year olds dont behave this way for this length of time in this situation and yes, this is mental illness.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DammitJanet, post: 340789, member: 1514"] Klmno, if there is no other underlying reason for the child to have the temper and anger outbursts, that would be the definition for the child to BE mentally ill. Not to exclude mental illness. In other words, if the child was acting out because he was 8 years old and using drugs...he would not be mentally ill. If he was acting out and raging because he was being sexually abused...he would not be mentally ill. If he was 6 years old and sulky and depressed and mad and raging and throwing fits because his daddy or mommy had been deployed to war for 2 years...he would not be mentally ill. But...if kiddo is doing all of the above without those stressors and you cant find any reason to explain the situation, then you can say, well, this is beyond the norm and most 5 or 6 or 7 year olds dont behave this way for this length of time in this situation and yes, this is mental illness. [/QUOTE]
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