Madeline Levine talks about The Price of Privilege.
A bright, affluent 15-year-old girl, a seemingly unlikely candidate for emotional problems, came into well-known clinical psychologist Madeline Levine's office with the word empty carved into her arm. Levine exposes the epidemic of emotional problems that are disabling America's privileged youth.
Levine has been a practicing clinical psychologist in Marin County for the past twenty-five years and is a frequent lecturer on child and adolescent issues. She is the author of Viewing Violence and See No Evil: A Guide to Protecting Our Children from Media Violence.
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Madeline Levine
Madeline Levine, PH.D., has been a practicing clinical psychologist in Marin County for the past twenty-five years. She is the author of Viewing Violence and See No Evil: A Guide to Protecting Our Children from Media Violence. A frequent lecturer on child and adolescent issues, she lives in California with her husband and three sons.
It seems ironic that a significant number of children from affluent backgrounds are unhappy and depressed. I’m sure there are so many people all over the world who would give anything to trade places with them!