TEEN SUICIDE INCREASE - ANTIDEPRESSANT ALARMIST CASUALTIES
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Depression/story?id=2850783&page=1
(see my post 24) It is truly a tragedy that teens are deciding in greater numbers to take their own lives. But I can't be overly sympathetic about the reduction in availabilty of antidepressants being to blame. I am a strong believer in personal responsibility. Isn't it possible that the increased suicide rate is due to a culture that fails to imbue respect for human life. Rap songs, movies, video games etc. embrace the concepts of murder, torture, abuse. Self sacrifice has been replaced by the overly hyped necessity - "healthy self esteem". The current culture wants kids to acheive good self esteem thru osmosis or by decree from our education systems, as if it can be poured into them. Our parents taught us to be responsible adults and they did it the old fashioned way, by example. They worked hard and made sacrifices to benefit others. Many kids today just assume that they will all of a sudden be grown up, self satisfied, well rounded individuals. After all, they have been taught that everything is "Fair" and nothing unfair should ever happen to them.
Thanks for the link. If I was a kid today, I'd be suicidal.