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For over a year I have tried to convince the medical
public that it is not good enough to point out again and
again that certain negative influences in our
environment must be responsibble for the harmful
effects they obviously have on the minds of our young
people. Nobody has, however, clearly defined the way
this brainwashing process proceeds.
In the December 2000 issue of the Western Journal of
Medicine appeared an article by L.Dillner with the tittle
"The Ritalin War Continues".The WJM is owned by the
BMJ. The URL of the WMJ is www.ewjm.com
I sent in a comment to this article entitled "Brain
washed youth in contemporary society".This comment
tries to explain the mechanisms which are at work to
ptoduce increased suggestibility, loss of critical faculty
annd loss of inhibition.
I should like to propose that an Editor of a responsible
Medical Journal uses my comments in the WJM as the
basis of a Leading Article, so that the repeated
enumerations of juvenile delinquency can be placed on
a firm scientific basis.
An interesting article. As a teacher in an area of high social
deprivation, I have seen a number of children who have been identified
early on, and who subsequently grow-up to engage in high levels of
delinquency and crime. It is powerful to have a figure at last which
provides a 'ball-park' figure for the cost to society of youngsters who
exhibit early signs of delinquency.
I think the next stage will be for government administrators to find
ways which enable 'on the ground' services to access funding in a simple
way so that they can target such children and their families with support.
In education, the largest proportion of 'Special educational needs' within
downtown urban areas is for emotional, social and behavioural
difficulties.
I hope that this piece of research is able to translate into action
sooner rather than later...
I would be keen to hear from others who have successful initiatives
(and sources of funding...) to trial a project in our area.
Brainwashed Youth in Contemporary Society
For over a year I have tried to convince the medical
public that it is not good enough to point out again and
again that certain negative influences in our
environment must be responsibble for the harmful
effects they obviously have on the minds of our young
people. Nobody has, however, clearly defined the way
this brainwashing process proceeds.
In the December 2000 issue of the Western Journal of
Medicine appeared an article by L.Dillner with the tittle
"The Ritalin War Continues".The WJM is owned by the
BMJ. The URL of the WMJ is www.ewjm.com
I sent in a comment to this article entitled "Brain
washed youth in contemporary society".This comment
tries to explain the mechanisms which are at work to
ptoduce increased suggestibility, loss of critical faculty
annd loss of inhibition.
I should like to propose that an Editor of a responsible
Medical Journal uses my comments in the WJM as the
basis of a Leading Article, so that the repeated
enumerations of juvenile delinquency can be placed on
a firm scientific basis.
Eric Frankel M.D.,F.R.C.P.
email:efrankel@doctors.org.uk
Competing interests: No competing interests