Children getting more psychiatric prescriptions from PCPs than specialists

Primary care providers (PCPs) play a more substantial role in pediatric mental health than do psychologists, psychiatrists and social workers, researchers have found. Children and youth are also receiving psychotropic medications at a higher rate than those who receive care from mental health professionals.
Source: The Brown University Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update - Category: Psychiatry Tags: What's New in Research Source Type: research