Yes.
Big Pharma asks: “Are children getting the wrong amount of drugs?”
Big Pharma answers: “Yes. They need more.”
Well, DUH!!
The dirty secret is that all psychiatric/psychological diagnoses are purely subjective—An impression formed by the “treating professional” based on description/observation of “symptoms” (see D. L. Rosenhan, On Being Sane in Insane Places). As such, one can shop around until they obtain a diagnosis and treatment plan they like.
Further, the full effects, and side effects, of many of the drugs utilized in “treatment” are unknown—Amounting to a shot in the dark in terms of effects on the “patient.”
Yep.
Great scene about that in 15:17 to Paris where the mom’s confront the teacher in a meeting.
Yes. The NEA and the modern sociologists have been teaming up to convince modern parents to use chemical babysitters to provide the poor, overworked parents and teachers from doing their damned jobs!
Raising kids is hard work, but it also interferes with parents attempting to self-actualize.
Of course they are.
Way over-prescribed.
I had a mother in my own extended family fall for the canard that because her son focused more easily on, essentially, speed, that he had ADHD that needed just such a prescription.
Probably, kids need more discipline and structure. With single parent and 2 income families people don’t have time for their children.
yes
Yes, I am a National Board Certified Special Education teacher and I always recommend to parents to research other avenues instead of medications for their ADD/ADHD children.
Children and adults. How about a manager in her twenties, prescribed Xanax for around three years and about to blow?
The policies are insane. Enough already!
That was *not* a reference to me, BTW. I’m a he and have had no problems of that sort.
Prescription of psychotropic drugs for minors increased 800% from 1990-2000. I’m sure it has increased exponentially since then.