She has put up with questions about whether they are being over-medicated or whether something in their upbringing has caused them to be unhappy. But feeling suicidal is not the same as being unhappy. Not being able to string a sentence together is not the same as having a bad day. And Claire, despite being dogged by depression her whole life and having a father who suffered from schizophrenia, says her childhood was happy and she grew up with loving, attentive parents. Today, all four children are successful.
Kasha is the assistant marketing director at a Cleveland-area hospital.
Joe is a computer engineer in Solon. Bridget is a freshman at Georgetown University. Freeny, the Case professor, says parents certainly need to be careful about putting children on Prozac and other anti-depressants. That is why the new depression treatment study is so important. What remains unanswered is which works better.