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PRINTABLE PAGE Few Psychotropics Have Data for Use in Children By Betsy Bates, Los Angeles BureauOriginally published in Pediatric News 33(3):27, 1999 ANAHEIM, Calif. — Just because the Food and Drug Administration has approved a psychotropic drug for use in…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Ritalin Use in Virginia is “Astronomical” By Elizabeth SimpsonOriginally published in The Virginian-Pilot, November 15, 2001 Portsmouth ranks in the top 1 percent of communities nationwide for use of Ritalin, the drug prescribed to treat attention deficit disorders,…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Psychotropic Drugs Overprescribed in West, According to UN Official Originally published by Reuters Health, June 24, 2002 LONDON (Reuters Health) — Doctors in developed countries are overprescribing potentially addictive drugs, such as antidepressants and sedatives, a United Nations…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Mom’s Vices May Up Baby’s Attention Disorder Risk Originally published by Reuters Health, March 26, 2002 NEW YORK — Pregnant women who drink alcohol and smoke may more than double their child’s risk of developing attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD),…
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PRINTABLE PAGE More U.S. Kids Taking Meds for Behavior, Depression Originally published by Reuters Health, March 28, 2002 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) — Prescriptions for drugs to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and depression in children and teens grew steadily during…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Toddlers Prescribed Drugs For Behavior By Kathryn ShineOriginally published in The Age, February 18, 2001 Doctors are prescribing stimulants and antidepressants to children as young as three, a survey has confirmed. The survey of Australian paediatricians and child…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Controversies in the Diagnosis and Treatment of ADHD: One Doctor’s Perspective By Lawrence H. Diller, M.D.Originally published at Healthology.com, August 20, 2001 I’ve practiced behavioral pediatrics in an affluent San Francisco suburb for over twenty years. In that…
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PRINTABLE PAGE High Rate of Ritalin Use Brings Call for Action By Elizabeth SimpsonOriginally published in The Virginian-Pilot, November 16, 2001 NORFOLK — Legislators and school officials responded with calls for action Thursday after hearing that Hampton Roads cities have…
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PRINTABLE PAGE ADHD Diagnosed in up to 10% of North Carolina Children Originally published by Reuters Health, February 8, 2002 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) — As many as 10% of North Carolina school children have been diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder…