January 22, 1999

Drugs Not a Panacea for Mental Disorders

To the Editor:

Joshua Rolnick correctly cites Elliot S. Valenstein as arguing that it's "time to stop blaming mental disorders on brain chemistry" ("A Neuroscientist Says No to Drugs," December 4). The John Dewey Academy (a residential, college-preparatory, therapeutic, drug-free high school for gifted, angry, self-destructive students) ... validates Valenstein's findings. Almost 50 per cent of our students

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