Psychiatrists prescribe remedies for school bullying

Bullying in school is a process that arises out of toxic group dynamics, not a problem originating with a single troubled person. It may not feel that way when you've just been jeered at by one of the stars of the school's athletic program or the meanest girl in your grade just posted a nasty comment on your Facebook wall, but that is how the American Psychiatric Assn.'s first foray into the subject describes bullying, and it shapes how the nation's psychiatrists propose to help stamp out the practice.

By Melissa Healy

September 15, 2011