Tag Archives: psychotropic medication

Growing up on medication

Most parents know that the topic of psychotropic medication is charged with emotion.  Everyone from your friends to the anchor on the evening news seems to have not just an opinion, but a judgment.  This month a new book, Dosed: The Medication Generation … Continue reading

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My Top Stories On Children’s Mental Health In 2010 — What Are Yours?

We are all looking forward to 2011, making our resolutions and hoping, as we always do, for a better year. The end of the year is also the time when we look back before we look forward. There were many … Continue reading

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Parents, Children and Psych Meds

According to PAL’s most recent report, parents rated psychotropic medications the most effective treatment available to their children. A number of people have been pretty surprised. “Really?” they asked. “Why would parents say that?” Treating children with psych meds for … Continue reading

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