Onion: 98 Percent Of Infants Have Bipolar Disorder

This little brief was out recently in The Onion and I thought I'd pass it along for whomever might get a chuckle out of it.

"A new study published in The Journal Of Pediatric Medicine found that a shocking 98 percent of all infants suffer from bipolar disorder. 'The majority of our subjects, regardless of size, sex, or race, exhibited extreme mood swings, often crying one minute and then giggling playfully the next,' the study's author Dr. Steven Gregory told reporters. 'Additionally we found that most babies had trouble concentrating during the day, often struggled to sleep at night, and could not be counted on to take care of themselves—all classic symptoms of manic depression.' Gregory added that nearly 100 percent of infants appear to suffer from the poor motor skills and impaired speech associated with Parkinson's disease."

Given that there are documented cases of antipsychotics being prescribed to infants (for what specific affliction I've never been able to find out) and documented cases of toddlers diagnosed with alleged child bipolar disorder, this piece isn't nearly as far removed from reality as some of the Onion's other satires on mental health issues.