Please Help: Send the President of Emory University an Email

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To register your displeasure with the overmedicalization and the

investigation of more pyschiatric drugs for children, PLEASE WRITE the

president of Emory University an email at wagner@...

The following is an example of an email that you can send:

Dear Dr. Wagner:

It has come to my attention that Emory University has recently endowed a

chair in child psychiatry at the university of medicine. I am disappointed

that children are being viewed through an illness centred model that serves

to medicalize childhood and results in the overprescription of psychiatric

drugs for the precious children of our nation. I humbly request that you

reconsider this initiative based on the overwhelming premise of child

psychiatry, which is to classify exuberance and noncomformist childhood

behaviours as deviant. You may wish to read Dr. Breeding's book,

Wildest Colts, to get a better understanding of my position.

Thank you for reading my reaction.

Sincerely yours,

Your Name

Kids' depression study gets $2 million

Chair at Emory in child psychiatry endowed by Fuqua

By GAYLE WHITE <gwhite@...>

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Published on: 12/21/06

An Emory University initiative to study and treat childhood depression has

received a $2 million boost from J. Rex Fuqua, president and CEO of

Atlanta-based Fuqua Capital Corp., a private investment firm.

Fuqua, 57, who is also managing director of Fuqua Ventures, endowed a chair

in child psychiatry at Emory University School of Medicine.

" Depression, mood disorders and other mental disorders are disorders of the

life span, " said Fuqua. " One thing that I'm not sure most people are aware

of is the prevalence of mood disorders in children. ... There's a tremendous

need and a clear lack of both research spending and clinical services for

children and adolescents. "

Fuqua's late father, businessman and philanthropist J.B. Fuqua, struggled

with depression. The elder Fuqua supported the Fuqua Center for Late Life

Depression at the university's Wesley Woods gerontology center and endowed a

chair in Late-Life Depression at the school of medicine.

Mental health is a lifelong interest of Rex Fuqua, who holds a master's

degree in clinical psychology from the California School of Professional

Psychology in Berkeley. He also is chairman of the external advisory board

of the Emory Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.

" We're just trying to figure out the best way to diagnose and treat children

and adolescents with depression and other mood and mental disorders, " he

said. " Like any other disease, the sooner you're able to intervene, the

better the chance of management. "

The Emory Childhood and Adolescent Mood Disorders Program " will be a

world-class program for both biomedical research and clinical care, " said

Nemeroff, chairman of Emory's Department of Psychiatry and

Behavioral Sciences.

The J. Rex Fuqua Chair in Child Psychiatry will join a long list of Fuqua

family endowments, including the business school at Duke University, the

Heart Center at Piedmont Hospital, the Orchid Center and Center for

Conservation and Education at the Atlanta Botanical Garden and the Chair for

Internet Strategy at the University of Georgia.

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[Guest guest]

To register your displeasure with the overmedicalization and the

investigation of more pyschiatric drugs for children, PLEASE WRITE the

president of Emory University an email at wagner@...

The following is an example of an email that you can send:

Dear Dr. Wagner:

It has come to my attention that Emory University has recently endowed a

chair in child psychiatry at the university of medicine. I am disappointed

that children are being viewed through an illness centred model that serves

to medicalize childhood and results in the overprescription of psychiatric

drugs for the precious children of our nation. I humbly request that you

reconsider this initiative based on the overwhelming premise of child

psychiatry, which is to classify exuberance and noncomformist childhood

behaviours as deviant. You may wish to read Dr. Breeding's book,

Wildest Colts, to get a better understanding of my position.

Thank you for reading my reaction.

Sincerely yours,

Your Name

Kids' depression study gets $2 million

Chair at Emory in child psychiatry endowed by Fuqua

By GAYLE WHITE <gwhite@...>

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Published on: 12/21/06

An Emory University initiative to study and treat childhood depression has

received a $2 million boost from J. Rex Fuqua, president and CEO of

Atlanta-based Fuqua Capital Corp., a private investment firm.

Fuqua, 57, who is also managing director of Fuqua Ventures, endowed a chair

in child psychiatry at Emory University School of Medicine.

" Depression, mood disorders and other mental disorders are disorders of the

life span, " said Fuqua. " One thing that I'm not sure most people are aware

of is the prevalence of mood disorders in children. ... There's a tremendous

need and a clear lack of both research spending and clinical services for

children and adolescents. "

Fuqua's late father, businessman and philanthropist J.B. Fuqua, struggled

with depression. The elder Fuqua supported the Fuqua Center for Late Life

Depression at the university's Wesley Woods gerontology center and endowed a

chair in Late-Life Depression at the school of medicine.

Mental health is a lifelong interest of Rex Fuqua, who holds a master's

degree in clinical psychology from the California School of Professional

Psychology in Berkeley. He also is chairman of the external advisory board

of the Emory Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.

" We're just trying to figure out the best way to diagnose and treat children

and adolescents with depression and other mood and mental disorders, " he

said. " Like any other disease, the sooner you're able to intervene, the

better the chance of management. "

The Emory Childhood and Adolescent Mood Disorders Program " will be a

world-class program for both biomedical research and clinical care, " said

Nemeroff, chairman of Emory's Department of Psychiatry and

Behavioral Sciences.

The J. Rex Fuqua Chair in Child Psychiatry will join a long list of Fuqua

family endowments, including the business school at Duke University, the

Heart Center at Piedmont Hospital, the Orchid Center and Center for

Conservation and Education at the Atlanta Botanical Garden and the Chair for

Internet Strategy at the University of Georgia.

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[Guest guest]

To register your displeasure with the overmedicalization and the

investigation of more pyschiatric drugs for children, PLEASE WRITE the

president of Emory University an email at wagner@...

The following is an example of an email that you can send:

Dear Dr. Wagner:

It has come to my attention that Emory University has recently endowed a

chair in child psychiatry at the university of medicine. I am disappointed

that children are being viewed through an illness centred model that serves

to medicalize childhood and results in the overprescription of psychiatric

drugs for the precious children of our nation. I humbly request that you

reconsider this initiative based on the overwhelming premise of child

psychiatry, which is to classify exuberance and noncomformist childhood

behaviours as deviant. You may wish to read Dr. Breeding's book,

Wildest Colts, to get a better understanding of my position.

Thank you for reading my reaction.

Sincerely yours,

Your Name

Kids' depression study gets $2 million

Chair at Emory in child psychiatry endowed by Fuqua

By GAYLE WHITE <gwhite@...>

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Published on: 12/21/06

An Emory University initiative to study and treat childhood depression has

received a $2 million boost from J. Rex Fuqua, president and CEO of

Atlanta-based Fuqua Capital Corp., a private investment firm.

Fuqua, 57, who is also managing director of Fuqua Ventures, endowed a chair

in child psychiatry at Emory University School of Medicine.

" Depression, mood disorders and other mental disorders are disorders of the

life span, " said Fuqua. " One thing that I'm not sure most people are aware

of is the prevalence of mood disorders in children. ... There's a tremendous

need and a clear lack of both research spending and clinical services for

children and adolescents. "

Fuqua's late father, businessman and philanthropist J.B. Fuqua, struggled

with depression. The elder Fuqua supported the Fuqua Center for Late Life

Depression at the university's Wesley Woods gerontology center and endowed a

chair in Late-Life Depression at the school of medicine.

Mental health is a lifelong interest of Rex Fuqua, who holds a master's

degree in clinical psychology from the California School of Professional

Psychology in Berkeley. He also is chairman of the external advisory board

of the Emory Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.

" We're just trying to figure out the best way to diagnose and treat children

and adolescents with depression and other mood and mental disorders, " he

said. " Like any other disease, the sooner you're able to intervene, the

better the chance of management. "

The Emory Childhood and Adolescent Mood Disorders Program " will be a

world-class program for both biomedical research and clinical care, " said

Nemeroff, chairman of Emory's Department of Psychiatry and

Behavioral Sciences.

The J. Rex Fuqua Chair in Child Psychiatry will join a long list of Fuqua

family endowments, including the business school at Duke University, the

Heart Center at Piedmont Hospital, the Orchid Center and Center for

Conservation and Education at the Atlanta Botanical Garden and the Chair for

Internet Strategy at the University of Georgia.

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[Guest guest]

To register your displeasure with the overmedicalization and the

investigation of more pyschiatric drugs for children, PLEASE WRITE the

president of Emory University an email at wagner@...

The following is an example of an email that you can send:

Dear Dr. Wagner:

It has come to my attention that Emory University has recently endowed a

chair in child psychiatry at the university of medicine. I am disappointed

that children are being viewed through an illness centred model that serves

to medicalize childhood and results in the overprescription of psychiatric

drugs for the precious children of our nation. I humbly request that you

reconsider this initiative based on the overwhelming premise of child

psychiatry, which is to classify exuberance and noncomformist childhood

behaviours as deviant. You may wish to read Dr. Breeding's book,

Wildest Colts, to get a better understanding of my position.

Thank you for reading my reaction.

Sincerely yours,

Your Name

Kids' depression study gets $2 million

Chair at Emory in child psychiatry endowed by Fuqua

By GAYLE WHITE <gwhite@...>

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Published on: 12/21/06

An Emory University initiative to study and treat childhood depression has

received a $2 million boost from J. Rex Fuqua, president and CEO of

Atlanta-based Fuqua Capital Corp., a private investment firm.

Fuqua, 57, who is also managing director of Fuqua Ventures, endowed a chair

in child psychiatry at Emory University School of Medicine.

" Depression, mood disorders and other mental disorders are disorders of the

life span, " said Fuqua. " One thing that I'm not sure most people are aware

of is the prevalence of mood disorders in children. ... There's a tremendous

need and a clear lack of both research spending and clinical services for

children and adolescents. "

Fuqua's late father, businessman and philanthropist J.B. Fuqua, struggled

with depression. The elder Fuqua supported the Fuqua Center for Late Life

Depression at the university's Wesley Woods gerontology center and endowed a

chair in Late-Life Depression at the school of medicine.

Mental health is a lifelong interest of Rex Fuqua, who holds a master's

degree in clinical psychology from the California School of Professional

Psychology in Berkeley. He also is chairman of the external advisory board

of the Emory Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.

" We're just trying to figure out the best way to diagnose and treat children

and adolescents with depression and other mood and mental disorders, " he

said. " Like any other disease, the sooner you're able to intervene, the

better the chance of management. "

The Emory Childhood and Adolescent Mood Disorders Program " will be a

world-class program for both biomedical research and clinical care, " said

Nemeroff, chairman of Emory's Department of Psychiatry and

Behavioral Sciences.

The J. Rex Fuqua Chair in Child Psychiatry will join a long list of Fuqua

family endowments, including the business school at Duke University, the

Heart Center at Piedmont Hospital, the Orchid Center and Center for

Conservation and Education at the Atlanta Botanical Garden and the Chair for

Internet Strategy at the University of Georgia.

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