Are the increases in the diagnosis of ___ due to the fact th…
Are the increases in the diagnosis of ___ due to the fact that today’s children and adolescents are actually more distracted and hyperactive than their parents were, due to a greater awareness of this condition among teachers and parents, or due to psychologists and psychiatrists’ tendency to overdiagnose the problem? Perhaps drug companies are also involved, because the condition is often treated with prescription medications, including stimulants, such as Ritalin
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Recently, there has been concern that SSRIs may increase the risk of suicide among teens and young adults, probably because when the medications begin working they give patients more energy, which may lead them to commit the suicide that they had been planning, but lacked the energy to go through with. This concern has led the FDA to put a warning label on SSRI medications and has led doctors to be more selective about prescribing ___ to this age group
Read DetailsRecently, there has been concern that SSRIs may increase the…
Recently, there has been concern that SSRIs may increase the risk of suicide among teens and young adults, probably because when the medications begin working they give patients more energy, which may lead them to commit the suicide that they had been planning, but lacked the energy to go through with. This concern has led the FDA to put a warning label on SSRI medications and has led doctors to be more selective about prescribing ___ to this age group
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