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A DECADE before Robert F. Kennedy Jr. raised the alarm on the overprescribing of psychiatric medications to kids, a small group of researchers and clinicians — including some from New Hampshire — were ...
Amid rising emotional and behavioral challenges among children, society has increasingly turned to psychiatric medications as a solution. From ADHD to depression, medications are now central to ...
Still, among kids in foster care in New York City’s child welfare system, 868 out of 5,786 children of all ages (including children under 7 and up to 17) had psychiatric drugs prescribed to them as of ...
Risks and controversies can steer parents away from children's medications for depression and even bipolar disorder. But instead of feeling helpless, parents should network to help keep their children ...
CHICAGO (AP) - The number of U.S. children and adolescents on Ritalin, antidepressants or other psychiatric drugs surged between 1987 and 1996, a trend some experts say is continuing. The study did ...