[Da...] Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 https://www.thecut.com/2017/04/why-are-doctors-giving-anti-psychotic-drugs-to-toddlers.html Doctors are prescribing anti-psychotics to young children. I used to be surprised when I read stuff like this, but I've come to understand that either a disturbing number of psychiatrists have prominent psychopathic traits, or they are irredeemably incompetent. Some quotes: "A 2015 Journal of the American Medical Association study found that in 2010, 418,000 kids under 12 were prescribed an anti-psychotic annually, which is not to say that that many children have psychotic disorders. According to a 2011 Pediatrics study of foster-care children given anti-psychotics, only a quarter were diagnosed with a psychotic disorder. " "With anti-psychotic drugs, though, off-label use seems to have occurred at a particularly alarming rate. Those for whom the drugs were initially intended — adults with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder — make up, respectively, just 1 and 1.5 percent of the U.S. population, so drug companies have also promoted the use of anti-psychotics to treat sleeplessness, anxiety, and mild to moderate depression. A 2015 American Journal of Psychiatry study found that more than one of every five patients who visited a psychiatrist for anxiety in 2007 left with a prescription for an anti-psychotic drug." "According to the group’s own conflict-of-interest disclosures, the team of experts tasked with writing the foundation’s guidelines for pediatric bipolar disorder — guidelines that advocate treatment with medication — were paid speakers for nearly every major pharmaceutical company that manufactures an atypical anti-psychotic drug, including Johnson & Johnson, Otsuka, Bristol-Myers Squibb, and Eli Lilly." Fun stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Aj...] Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 Very disturbing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Te...] Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 It's called control and "fills in" for lack of love and caring. So sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Gr...] Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 Wow. What a powerful and sad article. That poor Mom feels so mad at herself for trusting the doctors to give her what's right for her child. I'm sure a lot of us know how she feels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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