Medicating Our Kids: The Agony of Making a Decision

In his June 6 Director’s Blog, Thomas Insel, head of the NIMH, reports that: According to a CDC study cited at a recent Carter Center symposium, 10,000 toddlers may be receiving psychostimulant medication, such as Ritalin. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, 7.5 percent of US children ages 6-17 took meds for “emotional or behavioral difficulties in 2011-2012. The CDC reports a five-fold increase of kids on...
Source: John McManamy's SharePosts - Category: Mental Illness Authors: Source Type: blogs