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An Out of Control Profession_NewScientist / Infant Mental Health Now Targeted by Psychiatry_MSNBC

April 3, 2006 |

A report in The New Scientist, "Prescribing of Hyperactivity Drugs is Out of Control," shows just how deviant U.S. prescribing of psychostimulants for
children is compared to the rest of the world. Continue reading →

“Some of the children were prescribed anti-psychotics, rather than discontinued from ADHD therapy.”

March 27, 2006 |

"That thing I’m worried about…where the MedGuide would help, where it might even warrant a black box, if this is common, where somebody hallucinates and then gets put on an anti-psychotic drug. That would really be something worth making sure it doesn’t happen,"
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The Ball is in their court–Is FDA preparing to drop it?

March 24, 2006 |

On Wednesday, the FDA Pediatric Advisory Committee handed the agency a mixed message regarding warnings about selective list of
psychotropic drugs prescribed for treating ADHD symptoms. Continue reading →

2.5 Million US Children Prescribed Antipsychotics_ FDA ADHD–ADR Review

March 17, 2006 |

The Associated Press reports that a just released study that found that a staggering, two and half million children in the U.S. are being prescribed antipsychotics annually–that’s 40 out of every 1,000 children.
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